Lab Technician

2 months ago


Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:10/04/2024
**Req ID**: 39990
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science
**Department**: Acceleration Consortium
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00056928

**Description**:
**About us**:
The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

TheAcceleration Consortium received a $200M Canadian First Research Excellence Grant for seven years to develop self-driving labs for chemistry and materials, the largest ever grant to a Canadian University.

**Your opportunity**:
This is a term position that will end approximately on July 2026, with the possibility of renewal.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Performing lab experiments that requires great precision and attention to many details
- Providing detailed explanations and demonstrating procedures to students and/or employees on lab techniques, experimental procedures and protocols
- Contributing to research findings that are published in academic journals
- Preparing, assembling and setting-up material, equipment and supplies used in teaching and/or research labs
- Coordinating routine maintenance of lab equipment
- Providing safety training and ensuring compliance to lab safety procedures and standards
- Serving as a technical resource on laboratory protocols, and experimental procedures and equipment

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree in life sciences (Immunology, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or a related field) or acceptable combination of acceptable education and experience. Master's degree in related field preferred.
- Minimum three years of practical and related wet lab experience expertise in humanpluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation, and patient-derived cancer organoids
- Experiences of microscopy imaging, immunochemistry staining, assay development documentation
- Experience in iPSCs or patient-derived cancer organoids culture
- Proficiency with bioimaging techniques (brightfield, widefield fluorescence, confocal), including sample preparation, imaging and image analysis
- Demonstrated publication record of scientific achievement (at least one first-author publication)
- Familiarity with automatic laboratory equipment (e.g., liquid handler, imaging platform)
- Familiarity with organoid/organ-on-chip technologies
- Experience with organoid culture, including but not limited to neural, kidneyand vascular organoids.
- Experience with flow cytometry
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong lab management skills with attention to details
- Problem-solving and trouble shooting skills
- Take initiative and solve administrative problems. This position will require the ability to meet time-dependent project milestones.

**Assets (Nonessential)**:

- Experience working in a research or industry environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology sectors.Proficiency with bioimaging techniques (brightfield, widefield fluorescence, confocal), including sample preparation, imaging and image analysis
- Familiarity with electronic laboratorynotebook software
- Familiarity with drug screening protocols
- 3D printing experience
- Proficiency in coding languages such as R or Python

**To be successful in this role you will be**:

- Communicator
- Efficient
- Insightful
- Meticulous
- Organized
- Team player

**Closing Date**: 10/16/2024, 11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: USW
**Appointment Type**: Grant - Term
**Schedule**:
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:
**Job Category**: Engineering / Technical

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