Lab Assistant 2 in the Moeller Lab

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Job Posting Details

Position Number : 41089409

Payroll Title : LAB AST 2 (009603)

Job Code : 009603

Job Open Date : 9 / 24 / 25

Application Review Begins : 10 / 9 / 25

Department Code (Name) : ERTH (EARTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE)

Percentage of Time : 100

Union Code (Name) : TX - Technical Professionals

Employee Class (Appointment Type) : Staff : Career

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program) : PSS

Salary Grade : STEPS

Pay Rate / Range : The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $22.11 / hour. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position is $22.11to $26.05 / hour.

Work Location : Biological Sciences II Rm 1169 and field site work

Working Days and Hours : Monday - Friday 8-5, Days and hours may vary

Benefits Eligibility : Full

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable : Hybrid (Both UC & Non-UC locations)

Special Instructions :

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement :

The Earth Research Institute is an organized research unit whose mission is to support research and education in the sciences of our solid, fluid and living Earth. ERI fosters new multidisciplinary collaborations studying how Earth processes affect mankind and how mankind perturbs the Earth. Professor Alex Simms is the Interim Director of the unit. Seventy-three independent research groups and three centers conduct and administer their research using the facilities and resources of the Institute.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties :

Serves as a general lab assistant. Performs tasks that support the operations of an ecology and evolution research lab. As part of a research team comprised of the principal investigator, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate research assistants, maintains microbial cultures using sterile technique, conducts routine analyses, and prepares chemical reagents and media. Occasionally sets up complex laboratory equipment for measurements of photosynthesis and respiration by marine microbes, and performs protein and DNA extractions. Some maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies, such as keeping records, maintaining stocks of routine supplies, and checking and logging the performance of laboratory equipment such as growth chambers. Computer work involves entering and maintaining collected data, some graphing and supervised data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Preferred Biology Bachelor's Degree
• 1-3 years General Lab experience

Related course of study, and / or relevant work experience

Special Conditions of Employment :

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