Lab Assistant II - Pediatrics

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Posted Date 10/31/2024 Salary Range: $22.02 - 25.9 Hourly Employment Type 1 - Staff: Contract Duration 12 months Job # 20565

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Under general supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Lab Assistant II will perform housekeeping duties in the laboratory (maintenance of the research colony, cleaning, and disinfecting lab equipment), immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry staining, and will be involved in primary research project completion including several specialized methods in rat handling/medication administration/aseptic surgery. The Lab Assistant II training will be provided in specific techniques, experience is laboratory rodent is required, some basic research laboratory experience (pipetting, making solutions, etc.) and scientific coursework (chemistry and biology) preferred.

Please note that this is a full-time 12 month Contract position and may convert to career.

 

Salary Range: $22.02 - 25.90 Hourly

 

 

 

Job Qualifications

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Required:

 

• Ability to use excel and word
• Ability to perform basic chemistry calculations (molarity, dilutions)
• Ability to speak, understand, and write English
• Ability to maintain a legible laboratory notebook
• Knowledge of basic laboratory safety and regulations
• Ability to handle laboratory rodents
• Must be eligible to work in California (compensation is through UCLA)
• Experience in sterile techniques
• Computational experience processing large data sets and perform statistical analysis

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree with science background