Lab Tech 2 or Lab Specialist, The Beirne B. Carter Immunology Research Center

The Beirne B. Carter Immunology Research Center is currently seeking a part-time", Lab Tech 2 or Laboratory Specialist assist the Animal Colony Manager, as a mouse colony technician. This position provides technical support to a basic science research laboratory that will consist of undergraduate students, research scientists, and technical staff. Students getting ready to graduate this coming May are strongly encouraged to apply.

The tasks involve a combination of general laboratory duties including maintenance of a mouse colony (genotyping, husbandry, database management), the inventory of lab supplies, maintenance of lab equipment, and making common laboratory solutions. The lab professional will work closely with the PI and other lab members to learn and perform a variety of experimental procedures, including but not limited to, tissue harvesting and preparation, microscopy, and PCR. Applicants will also assist in maintaining meticulous records of mouse inventories, so should have a strong background in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. The applicant must be comfortable handling and working with mice

The lab functions as a team effort and only those who are willing to actively engage, as a productive team player will function well in this position. Intellectual engagement is required as well; those seeking to know, grow, understand and learn will be best suited to this position. The individual should be self-guided and creative in seeking possible solutions to experimental/design challenges at hand. Preference to those with animal research experience.

Minimum Requirements

Lab and Research Tech 2

Education: Associate's degree

Experience: At least 2 years of lab experience, which may include student experience. Bachelor's degree in related science will be considered in lieu of experience.

Lab Specialist

Education: Bachelor's degree.

Experience: 3 years of experience. 6 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.

Physical Demands

This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation.

This is a restricted position; continuation is dependent on funding and satisfactory performance.

This position is located in Charlottesville, Virginia.This is a 20 hour p/wk, part-time benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

The anticipated hiring range is commensurate with education and experience. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

To Apply: Please apply through the UVA job board, and search for R0070780. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV/Resume

• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jon Freeman, Recruiting Specialist, at jf2sw@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community, please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

Physical demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.