LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

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The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, providing services to animal owners and veterinarians, and conducting investigations to improve the health of animals as well as people. The college benefits pets and their owners, food-producing animals, and wildlife by offering the highest quality hospital and diagnostic laboratory services. Equipped with the most technologically advanced facilities located on a university campus, the college is dedicated to safeguarding public health by studying emerging infectious diseases that affect both animal and human health.

The College of Veterinary Medicine values all members of the university community, recognizing that differences in experience and culture can only lead to a more well-rounded, accepting academic environment as embodied in our Principles of Community http://vet.uga.edu/principles-of-community/

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Additional night or weekend work may be required occasionally

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Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

This will be a temporary joint Research Technician position between the Research and Development (R&D) Lab at the Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and the Georgia Electron Microscopy core facility. The technician will rotate between the two labs on a weekly basis or based on an alternate schedule agreed by both the labs.

The Georgia Electron Microscopy ( GEM) core facility strives to be a Good Lab Practice ( GLP) facility. We will involve employees to keep up with the annual Right-To-Know training and the annual Hazardous Waste Training. GEM is also a cost recovery, full-service facility in electron microscopy - both in the biological realm as well as the materials realm. We have many clients who submit samples for full-service projects/cases, and we have many users who are trained to use our facility and various pieces of equipment within GEM. Therefore, our attitude and demeaner must always be to provide what services are needed (and we can provide) to our clients.

Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - R&D Laboratory

The R&D research team focuses on developing new assays and diagnostic workflows to diagnose bacterial, viral, and fungal infections in animals and humans. The laboratory technician's primary duties are to help plan, organize, and conduct research in support of the mentioned research fields and provide technical training to students and volunteers in the lab. The individual will assist with various tasks, including managing day-to-day operations, data collection and processing, and data analyses.

Georgia Electron Microscopy - Biological EM Laboratory

This position will be focused on assisting with electron microscopy analysis of biological samples for both internal to UGA and external users of the center. These duties include making up fixatives, buffers, and other solutions; tissue processing; and general lab maintenance/care with the aim of assisting present center staff in biological imaging. Further, Georgia Electron Microscopy ( GEM) core facility strives to be a Good Lab Practice ( GLP) facility and requires employees to keep up with the annual Right-To-Know training and the annual Hazardous Waste Training.

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Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

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Conducting and analyzing experiments in the laboratory

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Development of new molecular diagnostic tools

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Provide training to students/technicians and perform quality assurance/quality control assessment of data sets

GEM-
Processing tissues and cellular material from fixation to resin blocks as well as making up fixatives, buffers, and other solutions needed in these processes for biological electron microscopy

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Keeping prep labs organized and stocked with appropriate supplies and chemical mixtures, as well as assist with hazardous waste management