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GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: 

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Laboratory Technician I, performs a variety of specimen preparatory techniques, dry lab data collection, and routine laboratory maintenance.

The lab is focused on understanding the immune response to the human bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the disease tuberculosis. The successful candidate will join a team of investigators in using a variety of in vivo and in vitro models, to determine the cause of susceptibility to disease, and assess novel vaccine strategies and host-directed therapies that could be deployed against the disease. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform a variety of laboratory experiments using both routine and special techniques and methods
• Assist in more complex laboratory tasks
• Collect, analyze, and process laboratory samples
• Record results, organize data, and perform basic computations
• Maintain laboratory supplies and equipment
• Comply with all safety and infection control standards
• Perform other duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Ability to perform duties independently
• Judgment and action skills required to solve commonly encountered problems

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or designee

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: 

None

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Wet chemistry laboratory, and may require appropriate contact with biohazards, radionuclides, toxins, animals, and human specimens.