Job Title:

Research Technician $15.39 - $20.19

Job Summary
The Research Technician performs technical laboratory duties and/or basic data analysis in support of a research project.

Duties

• Assists in mouse studies, including treatment, behavior, and tissue collection.
• Performs laboratory tests on biological materials using methods such as mammalian tissue culture, electrophoresis of protein and nucleotide samples, bacterial transformation and growth, sequencing, and modification of nucleic acids.
• Performs literature searches for appropriate laboratory techniques. Adapts protocols and procedures to perform laboratory analyses. Uses instruments appropriate to the research that may require extensive training and both theoretical and practical knowledge to interpret results.
• Helps with general lab maintenance and Receives laboratory supplies, calibrates lab equipment, and helps with general lab tasks including buffer making, pipet tip filling, dishwashing, and autoclaving.
• Maintains logs and records of laboratory techniques, observations, findings, and results.
• Maintains project databases. Performs analysis of data using statistical software.

This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and three years of laboratory or research experience. College coursework in a natural or physical science may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis.

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Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.

Job Opening Number: 38443

Posting Date: 12/18/2024

Posting End Date: 01/11/2025

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Equal Employment Opportunity

USF is an equal opportunity, equal access academic institution that embraces diversity in the workplace.The University of South Florida does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sexual harassment. Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator. Reports may be made at any time either online or directly to the University's Title IX Coordinator.

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Federal Rights

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) .

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About USF

The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

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