"Laboratory Research Assistant"

Job Description

Primary duties

1. Administer day-to-day lab operations, including lab safety and general lab maintenance
2. Help with research experiments, including PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry.
3. Help with animal studies, including the maintenance/oversight of the mouse colonies, harvest of tissues, and genotyping.

Qualifications

BS in related field or 4 years of laboratory research experience can be substituted for education. Prior laboratory work experience is preferred but not required. Basic computer skills with Microsoft Office programs.

Hiring Range: $23.25-$24.93 per hour - Commensurate with education and experience

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or any other legally protected classification.

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State's public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.