Biology - Student Laboratory Assistant
About the role
Do you want to gain laboratory experience? Do you like helping others? Are you self-motivated? Do you enjoy learning new things? If you answered yes to these questions, a position in the Department of Biology might be right for you! Job functions include:
- preparing
media/reagents, aliquoting solutions, and handling chemicals
- caring for living
specimens and handling preserved specimens
- moving/distributing
equipment, models, supplies, and glassware
- setting up,
maintaining, and troubleshooting instruments and other electronic devices
- installing software,
configuring, backing up, and troubleshooting computer systems
- cleaning laboratory
surfaces, equipment, supplies, and glassware as needed
- communicating with
faculty and staff to ensure that laboratory activities are set up, restocked, and cleaned up in a timely manner
- collecting,
segregating, and/or disposing of laboratory wastes properly
- completing work
assignments safely using necessary personal protective equipment and other safety devices
- assisting with
inventory control, safety data sheet collection, and data entry operations
- performing other
general laboratory tasks as assigned