Research Lab Assistant

Posting Number: TC00287

Position Status: Part time

Campus: Western University Campus-Pomona, CA

Department: 2201-Dean College of Biomedical Sciences

Expected Pay Scale
Minimum: $17.00
Maximum: $17.00

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Open Until Filled: Yes

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Essential Job Duties

• Assistance in planning, ordering and monitoring supplies for assigned projects. Establish a schedule of experiments and a timeline for completion of each assigned project.
• Collect and process samples from microbial expression system
• Conduct the experiment and collect data, under supervision of the Principal Investigator. Prepare inventories of samples and monitor storage conditions. Record and present date during laboratory meetings. Maintain and expand skills in diabetes research methodology as required to meet the research needs of the GCBS.
• Assist in the training and supervision of students (in the GCBS and adjacent laboratories) mentored by GCBS faculty members.
• Contribute to the general maintenance of the instruments and equipment in the HEC research laboratory.
• Participate in weekly laboratory meetings between students, faculty members and/or lab technicians. Provide weekly update on progress. Discuss research plans for the following week. Coordinate research plans with other technicians and faculty members.
• Participate in the preparation of manuscripts and grant proposals as wells as communicate effectively in written reports.

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To apply, visit https://jobs.westernu.edu/postings/25532