Temporary Research Technician

Essential Job Duties

The position will support the operations at the Human Performance Laboratory located at the North Carolina Research Campus. This role is vital for executing clinical research and community fitness testing by conducting specialized procedures. The research technician is responsible for ensuring quality control during data collection, conducting subject recruitment and scheduling, and maintaining lab equipment while strictly complying with all environmental health and safety policies.

Department Required Skills

• 1-2 years experience in conducting physical fitness tests
• Experience in conducting biochemistry lab assays would be beneficial when conducting research studies
• Must be a team player and able to work a flexible schedule based on study needs
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

• Degree in biology, exercise science or physiology, nutrition, biochemistry, molecular biology, or related field
• Ability to perform and/or assist with specialized research procedures in the Human Performance and/or Biochemistry labs
• Ability to perform body composition, cardio respiratory fitness, and muscle strength testing independently
• Ability to assist in subject recruitment and scheduling or subject testing
• Willing and/or able to handle human samples of blood, urine, fecal matter, and saliva for lab assays such as ELISA, HPL-C, and plate assays
• Ability to ensure quality control during data collection in the Human Performance and/or Exercise Science Biochemistry labs
• Ability to organize and prepare data for analyses
• Ability to comply with all Environmental Health and Safety policies
• Must be able to independently use lab equipment such as treadmills, cycle ergometers, and metabolic equipment as well as Biochemistry lab equipment
• Ability to coordinate Human Subject testing