Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences or related field with two to four years of laboratory experience in performing biological methods or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong organizational skills to facilitate busy and demanding lab environment 
• Ability to work efficiently under deadline pressure and to manage with multiple ongoing duties
• Proficiency with internet, e-mail, Zoom, Google calendar, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Excellent communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with professionalism and sensitivity at all levels
• Ability to maintain and safeguard confidentiality of information and records with tact discretion
• Demonstrated experience in mouse handling and animal care.
• Ability to maintain clear and well-organized records of experiments and data analysis. 
• Ability to keep accurate records on breeding colonies.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of UCLA policies and procedures
• Experience with writing animal protocols and knowledge of IACUC policies Experience with immunocompromised and/or quarantined mice.
• Knowledge of gnotobiotic and germ-free operations
• Experience performing microbiology and molecular biology techniques