Research Lab Technician

**Schedule**
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

**Education Level**
3 year College diploma in relevant field

**Career Level**
Requires 1 year of relevant experience

**Unit/Project Description**:
**Job Summary**:
The Research Laboratory Technician (I) is responsible for conducting laboratory experiments that are established and standardized under the direction of the immediate supervisor.

**Purpose and Key Functions**:

- Perform various in-vitro and in-vivo procedures in a specialized area or science that are established and standardized.
- Liaise with other laboratories, external departments, and agencies to coordinate resources and schedules to meet research objectives.
- Observe details and maintain accurate records of experiments and results.
- Log samples and related pertinent information.
- Exchange technical and scientific information with others.
- Inform supervisor of any defects or irregularities and take appropriate measures to rectify the situation.
- Responsible for keeping laboratory facilities, equipment, and area in clean, safe working order.
- Assemble and adjust tests and laboratory equipment for experiments and procedures.
- Operate, adjust, and maintain a variety of laboratory equipment and scientific instruments.
- Schedule laboratory equipment for use.
- Ensue adequate supplies are available for experiments.
- Prepare chemical reagents and biomedical media according to formulae and assume responsibility for accuracy in the preparation and standardization of solutions.
- Pipette a variety of reagents and media.
- Monitor supplies and order inventories.
- Responsible for the proper storage of materials and the appropriate disposal of waste.
- Adhere to standardized procedures and protocols when dispensing chemicals and base media.
- Input, maintain, and verify information in a variety of databases and spreadsheets.

**Requirements**:
3 year Community College diploma in a relevant field of study.

Requires 1 year of relevant experience.

**Assets**:

- Experience working within the McMaster environment

**Additional Information**:

- experience culturing and working with mammalian and/or bacterial cultures is required
- experience handling radioactivity
- experience with PET imaging and image reconstruction
- at least 2 years’ experience working with mice and rats
- experience with tail vein, intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injections
- experience with cardiac puncture and other methods of blood collection (ie. saphenous, facial vein)
- experience with treatments and monitoring animals for endpoint
- experience with relevant health and safety processes and keeping laboraties and equipmment in clean and safe working order
- experience monitoring inventories and supplies and placing orders using McMaster systems in accordance with university policies and procedures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Must have a high degree of attention to detail, possess excellent organizational and time-management skills, and be able to multi-task effectively to meet competing deadlines.

**How To Apply**

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- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
- School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

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