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Job Overview:
As a Biological Sciences Laboratory Technician, you will plan, organize, execute, evaluate and document the day-to-day operational program of the Principal Investigator's laboratory.
Duties:
- Designing, coordinating and executing a variety of biochemical, microbiological, immunological, cellular and molecular biological experimental procedures involving Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis (causative agents for leprosy) under Biosafety level 2 conditions.
- Providing direct and preparative support to the Principal Investigator in designing and to other research staffs in coordinating and executing various routine and complex modern biological laboratory procedures as well as complex experimental procedures in animals.
- Documenting and maintaining daily and comprehensive summary reports for all experimental procedures and projects as per the Principal Investigator's requirements.
- Monitoring and maintaining colonies of M. leprae and M. lepromatosis infected and non-infected animals (mice, armadillos, guinea pigs, rabbits etc.) under Bio-safety level 2 conditions.
Requirements:
Experience must have been related to the work of the position for which application is made. The specialized experience required for some positions in this series is normally work performed in a controlled environment. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
- Research activity or control program work.
- Nursery work that required the growing and maintenance of plants in a controlled environment.
- Work comparable to that with a large dairy farm where production records, animal environment, and sanitary conditions were kept in accordance with modern dairy practice.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $54,292.00 - $77,955.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Travel requirement:
Ability to Relocate:
- Baton Rouge, LA 70803: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person