Laboratory Technician

Job Title

Laboratory Technician

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

$16.50 hourly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Prepares lab materials and maintains laboratory equipment.

• Carry out experimental procedures with fungal organisms and records results for experiments.

• Sets-up and maintains equipment for the assigned laboratory and updates laboratory computers.

• Improves and develops new experiments to be implemented into assigned laboratories.

• Assists graduate students and research scientists with their research projects.

• Maintains inventory and orders parts and supplies as needed. Maintains laboratories according to Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) specifications.

• Provides logistical support with computers in the laboratory.

• Performs laboratory and prep room cleanup.

• Other duties as required.

Required Education and Experience:

• Associate degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• One year of related lab work experience.
  

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in bioenvironmental sciences, environmental studies or a related field.

• Experience in environmental microbiology, fungal biology, or plant science laboratory experiments.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of laboratory equipment, scientific apparatus, and computer equipment.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others and ensure attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly experiment reports.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in environmental microbiology, fungal biology, or plant pathology research.

• Ability to culture and handle fungal species, including Fusarium, Botrytis, Penicillium, Cordyceps, and Mucor species for environmental stress assays.

• Familiarity with fungi identification, fungal plant inoculation (cotton, tomato, corn), and plant disease assays.

• Experience with fungal viability PCR assays.

• Understanding of microscope operations for fungal pathogenesis experiments.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.