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Research Laboratory Technician Associate
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Position Number: 1517311
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Research Laboratory Technician Associate

Job Opening ID: 174562
Work Location: Ann Arbor Campus
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Organizational Group: Medical School
Department: Pharmacology Department
Posting Begin/End Date: 6/27/2019 9/25/2019
Salary:
Paid Time Off:
Career Interest: Research

Job Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, organized individual for a full-time Research Laboratory Technician Associate position in a basic research laboratory housed in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He/she will work closely with the principle investigator on pancreatic cancer research using mouse and cell culture models.

Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities*
Duties include, but are not limited to:

Preparing general solutions, dishwashing and autoclaving
Maintaining lab inventory and ordering supplies/reagents
Maintaining and monitoring mouse colonies
Processing mouse tissues
Assisting mouse survival surgery
Performing mammalian cell culture
Performing standard molecular biology work, including DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, and immunostaining.
Recording research results in a neat and timely manner

Required Qualifications*

Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Immunology, Cellular & Molecular Biology or a related discipline
Knowledge of wet lab research techniques

Desired Qualifications*
Proficiency in part or all of the following is preferred:

Fluorescence microscopy
Immunohistochemistry/Immunofluorescence
Mammalian cell culture
Mouse handling/breeding
6 months of biomedical laboratory research experience

Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

To apply, visit http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/174562/research_laboratory_technician_associate