Temporary Employee - Lab Technician

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Posted Job Title

Temporary Employee - Lab Technician

Job Profile Title

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

The Fish Facility for the Cell and Developmental Biology department is actively seeking a temporary lab technician to assist with the daily operations of the facility. Some of these responsibilities include:

• Feeding baby fish, juveniles, and adult fish daily up to 3 times per day.
• Maintaining paramecia cultures for feeding baby fish
• Recording and tracking water temperatures, conductivity, pH, and nitrites/nitrates daily.
• Adjusting water drip rates and water outlet sieves as fish progress in development.
• Maintain biological and particle filtration systems.
• Siphon, organize, and clean tanks as needed.
• Maintain supplies and media containers.
• Other tasks assigned by PI and Fish Facility manager

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine