Title: Laboratory Manager - Hourly

Employee Classification: Laboratory Manager

Campus: University of North Texas - Health Science Center

Division: HSC-Provost & Exec VP

SubDivision-Department: HSC-CBTS-Office of the Dean

Department: HSC-Pharmacology & Neuroscience-302700

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: $34.00/hour

FTE: .48

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience faculty contribute to the educational mission of UNTHSC through teaching of graduate students and medical students. The department consists of faculty engaged in research in aging and Alzheimer's disease, addiction, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and drug discovery.

Position Overview

Manage laboratory inventory and experimental procedures including cell culture, ligand binding assays, sample preparation, and biochemical assays.

Minimum Qualifications

College degree, 10 years experience in wet lab research including cell culture, ligand binding assays, sample preparation, and biochemical assays.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to independently maintain healthy cell cultures.
• Performance of in vitro fluorescent and color metric cell labeling assays.
• Ability to perform and interpret ligand binding assays.
• Ability to perform sample preparation and near infrared western blotting.
• Record keeping using Lab Archives.

Preferred Qualifications

Required License/Registration/Certifications

N/A

Job Duties:

• Maintain cell cultures.
• Perform viability and other in situations assays in clonal cell lines.
• Maintain chemical and consumable inventory.
• Prepare exosome samples from plasma.
• Prepare protein samples and perform western blotting using near infrared labeling.
• Maintain data in Lab Archives. 
• Prepare summary data sheets.

Physical Requirements:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Lifting and moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Environmental Hazards:

• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Work with toxic or caustic chemicals.

Work Schedule:

15 hours per week

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits:

For information regarding our Benefits, click here.

EEO Statement:

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