North Kansas City, Missouri
Southern San Bernardino county, California
Mesquite, Nevada
Central, South Carolina
Fresno, California
Middletown, New York
Wailuku, Hawaii
Posted: 01-Nov-24
Location: Los Angeles, California
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 144073750
Under general supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Lab Assistant II will perform housekeeping duties in the laboratory (maintenance of the research colony, cleaning, and disinfecting lab equipment), immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry staining, and will be involved in primary research project completion including several specialized methods in rat handling/medication administration/aseptic surgery. The Lab Assistant II training will be provided in specific techniques, experience is laboratory rodent is required, some basic research laboratory experience (pipetting, making solutions, etc.) and scientific coursework (chemistry and biology) preferred.
Please note that this is a full-time 12 month Contract position and may convert to career.
Salary Range: $22.02 - 25.90 Hourly
Required:
- Ability to use excel and word
- Ability to perform basic chemistry calculations (molarity, dilutions)
- Ability to speak, understand, and write English
- Ability to maintain a legible laboratory notebook
- Knowledge of basic laboratory safety and regulations
- Ability to handle laboratory rodents
- Must be eligible to work in California (compensation is through UCLA)
- Experience in sterile techniques
- Computational experience processing large data sets and perform statistical analysis
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree with science background
