Lab Assistant I

Job Opening ID: 40426

Reports To: Chief Administrative Officer

Working Title: Lab Assistant I

Department: Physiology & Biophysics

Bargaining Unit: TX

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Payroll Job Code: 009605

Job Location: UCI Campus- Irvine

Percent of Time: 100%

Work Schedule: 8-5, M-F

Employee Class: Career

UC Irvine Department of Physiology & Biophysics provides leadership and excellence in teaching and research.

This full-time position is to contribute to ongoing projects related to research on Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, it will involve assisting graduate students in performing behavioral assays, stereotaxic surgeries, light sheet imaging, and analysis of data collected from these experiments. In addition to this central role, the position will also involve various laboratory tasks including organization of the lab, genotyping animals, running PCR reactions, and assisting with graduate students and postdocs as necessary. Making solutions, preparing DNA, and conducting molecular cloning experiments will all be included. The ideal candidate will have previous research experience, particularly with using rodents as well as with microscopes, and schedule flexibility. This person would also be excited to work in a team.

https://www.physiology.uci.edu/index.asp

Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and one year of laboratory experience or two years of college including courses in the natural, physical or social sciences; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position. One or two years working in a laboratory environment will also be necessary to be able to perform the required tasks at the expected level.

The ideal candidate will have previous research experience in an independent laboratory. In particular, experience using expensive, delicate equipment is highly valued.

Irregular work hours

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

Background Check and Live Scan

Legal Right to work in the United States

Vaccination Policies

Smoking and Tobacco Policy

Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

E-Verify

Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
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