Job Description Summary
Performs complex laboratory procedures and qualitative tests. Teaches and supervises performance of less complex laboratory procedures. Operates and maintains a variety of mechanical, electrical and optical laboratory equipment (a few examples include cell culture incubators, gel electrophoresis, and PCR machines). Performs routine examination and testing of mouse subjects for research purposes. Prepares laboratory animals for behavioral tests, drug treatments, and performs surgical procedures as instructed. Assists in animal protocol amendments. Supervises care and breeding of experimental animals. Records and analyzes results of research experiments or procedures. Conducts library searches and other research of scientific literature. Experience with excel or comparable software for colony tracking.Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)Worker Type
EmployeeWorker Sub-Type
Research GrantCost Center
CC001002 COM PATH Basic Research CCPay Rate Type
HourlyPay Grade
University-04
Pay Range
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Work Shift
Job Description
Job Duties:
30% - Conduct animal experiments and testing, including care and breeding of transgenic mice, mouse genotyping by PCR, drug injections, collection of animal tissues, and isolation of various types of primary mammalian cells from animal tissues.
20% - General lab maintenance, organization, and inventory, including ordering of lab supplies, instrument maintenance, reagent preparations and logging incoming samples/plasmids/reagents.
20% - Perform cell culture, RNA, and protein sample preparations, Western blotting, ELISA, flow cytometry, and real-time RT-PCR assays.
10% - Carry out histological procedures, immunohistochemical staining and microscopic analysis, immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy.
10% - Maintain accurate laboratory records of experiments. Will be responsible for presenting results to PI in individual and group meetings.
10% - Assists in animal protocol amendments.
Additional Job Description
Minimum Requirements: A high school diploma and two years work experience in a clinical or research setting; a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, or other natural, life or health care science may be substituted for the two years of required experience.
Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to climb, using step stool. (Infrequent) Ability to work in temperature extremes (32° F to 100° F) when required due to assignments in cold rooms and/or foreign countries. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Continuous) Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to fully use both legs. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions, stretch, bend, while moving items/materials from both sitting and standing positions. (Frequent) Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function/distinction. (Continuous) Ability to lift materials up to 20 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift and carry 4 liter waste material bottles a distance of 30 feet, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lift and carry 25-30 lbs. jugs of liquid a distance of 100 feet, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift file boxes, from floor level to counter tops, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to push/ Ability to lift 40 lbs. centrifuge rotors from floor level to height of 40 inches, then down 20 inches into centrifuge drum, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift 25 lbs. boxes, from floor level to maximum height of 72 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull file boxes from one location to another at floor level. (Frequent) Ability to maneuver heavy equipment on bench tops, 50 lbs. or greater, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors, normally. (Continuous) Ability to hear and recognize various alarms emitting from work area systems. (Continuous) Ability to hear and/or understand conversations. (Continuous) Ability to work in a darkroom for processing film, etc. (Continuous) Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and annually. (Continuous)
Additional New Requirements: Ability to work rotating shifts as required. Ability to work overtime as required. Ability to learn and use new processes, tools and equipment as required.
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