SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
- Employer
- The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
- Location
- Edinburg, TX
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
To provide advanced technical assistance for various research projects. Responsible for performing technical laboratory duties in accordance with general plans and recording results.
Description of Duties•Assists in assigned phases of the research process.
•Performs a variety of technical duties, in a laboratory, field, or other environment.
•Maintains, calibrates and modifies equipment and automated systems as supported for specific tests to be performed.
•Ensures the lab equipment and lab environment is sterilized as required to ensure valid test results.
•Collects and prepares samples and supporting records.
•Maintains records and compiles data of experiments.
•Tabulates and summarizes data using personal computers and appropriate software.
•May directs and supervises the work of lower level lab technicians.
•Maintains inventory of research related material.
•Prepares all standard components needed for tests in a laboratory, field or other environment.
•Keeps worksite in a neat and orderly manner.
•Accesses readings and measurements taken.
•May suggest modifications or improvements in the experimental design of research projects.
•May prescribe procedures to modify and accommodate existing sampling and analytical conditions.
•Operates and maintains equipment systems.
•Performs other duties as assigned.
Specific supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision GivenMay carry out limited supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the project objectives.
Required EducationAssociates Degree in a field related to the work performed.
Preferred EducationCollege level class work in Biology or Chemistry
Licenses/CertificationsNone.
Required Experience•Two (2) years experience in collecting, compiling, and analyzing research data or related laboratory work, or
•Five (5) years of the related experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent, or
•A comparable combination of education and experience.
Specialized experience in related research.
EquipmentThorough knowledge of special equipment used in the field of research.
Knowledge of statistical concepts and methods and their application to research analysis, of measurement, testing, and evaluation, and of research methods, principles, techniques, and philosophies. Skilled in conducting qualitative and quantitative research and in using computers, software, and statistical tools and programs. Knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and able to learn and use institutional software systems.
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Based on field of assignment: standard laboratory or office conditions.
OtherMay require working with hazardous equipment and materials or in hazardous environments.
Physical CapabilitiesEmployment CategoryFull-TimeMinimum SalaryCommensurate with ExperiencePosted SalaryCommensurate with ExperiencePosition Available Date10/08/2019Grant Funded PositionYesIf Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date05/31/2020 Posting Detail Information EEO StatementUTRGV is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to hire without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. UTRGV takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Special Instructions to ApplicantsDear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
*Date of Birth
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Additional InformationUTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer.
Quick Linkhttp://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/22893Posting Supplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Are you a current UTRGV employee?
- Yes
- No
- * Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions?
- Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions
- Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions
- No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions
- * Please select your highest level of completed education.
- 6th grade education
- 10th grade education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited university
- Masters Degree from an accredited university
- Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university
- None of the above
- * Please provide the field of study for your education:
(Open Ended Question)
- * Please indicate the number of years of full time work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for:
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- 1 year
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- 8 years
- 9 years
- 10 years
- Over 10 years
- * Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position?
- Yes
- No
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- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Curriculum Vitae
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- Reference Letter 1
- Reference Letter 2
- Reference Letter 3
- Other Document
- Unofficial Transcripts 2
- Unofficial Transcripts 3
- Letter of Interest
- Certifications and Licenses
- Training Certificates
- List of 3 References
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Additional Document
Organization
Working at The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
A New University with a Long History
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 in a historic move that brings together the resources and assets of UT Brownsville and UT Pan American and, for the first time, makes it possible for residents of the Rio Grande Valley to benefit from the Permanent University Fund—a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and the Texas A&M University System.
Our new university will also be home to a School of Medicine and will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student success, teaching, research, and health care. UTRGV will enroll its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine will open in 2016.
UT Brownsville and UT Pan American
The shared history of The University of Texas Pan American and The University of Texas at Brownsville goes back to 1927, when Edinburg College was founded. In 1973, Pan American opened a second campus in Brownsville, which later became an independent institution of The University of Texas System in 1991. Over the years, the missions and the identities of these great institutions have continually evolved to serve the communities of the Rio Grande Valley.
Now, the evolution and connection between these two institutions is coming full circle as UT Brownsville and UT Pan American are being established as a single, new university and medical school, with a single, new identity—The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Learn more about UTRGV here.
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