Laboratory Technician

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Laboratory Technician
Category:
Education
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Department:
Office of the Provost
Locations:
Lancaster, PA
Posted:
Apr 25, 2023
Closes:
Open Until Filled
Type:
Full-time
Position ID:
161570
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About Franklin & Marshall College:
Franklin & Marshall College is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social, and cultural worlds in which they live. In so doing, the College seeks to foster in its students' qualities of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world.
Job Description:
Franklin & Marshall College is recruiting for a Temporary Summer Laboratory Technician
Job Details:
Location
: F&M Campus - Lancaster, PA
Classification
: Full-time, Nonexempt
Schedule
: 40 hours, M-F, 10 weeks
Reports to
: Joseph T. Thompson
Department
: Biology
Job Description:
The person hired for this position will perform functions essential to complete experiments on the muscle physiology and biomechanics of movement in soft-bodied marine invertebrates. These functions include maintaining research animals in saltwater aquaria, mixing physiological solutions, performing dissections to isolate tiny bundles of muscle cells, performing experiments to measure the contractile properties of muscle preparations, collecting and analyzing data, and writing weekly reports to summarize research findings to date.
Essential Functions:
Maintaining live marine invertebrates in both recirculating and flow-through seawater systems. Maintenance includes checking on water chemistry, doing water changes as needed, feeding animals, and cleaning tanks as needed.
Mixing physiological saline solutions, maintaining stocks of research chemicals and ordering more as needed, cleaning glassware as needed.
Dissecting tiny bundles of muscle cells from the muscular organs of interest and making muscle preparations from them. Measuring the contractile properties of the muscle preparations, including force-length and force-velocity relationships, and active and passive work loops.
Analyzing muscle physiological data, maintaining records of both raw and analyzed data, and preparing weekly brief reports that summarize the research findings to date.
To learn more about the Biology Department, please click HERE
Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Biology, Public Health or Neuroscience is required.
This is an entry level position, no prior work experience is required
Experience in studying the muscles of soft-bodied invertebrate
Experience using force transducers and length-controllers manufactured by Aurora Scientific Inc. (ASI) is preferred
Experience working with live squid or polychaete worms preferred
Experience working with muscle preparations from invertebrates preferred
Experience with Aurora Scientific Inc. Software is preferred
Ability and willingness to provide excellent service and to work in a collegial manner with students, faculty and staff, and other constituencies is essential.
Additional Information:
Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks, a criminal background verification, and verification of credentials. The College will coordinate these verifications.
Franklin & Marshall College strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Full-time members of the Franklin & Marshall College professional staff receive competitive starting pay and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health coverage, dental, vision, generous retirement savings plan contributions, education benefits for employees, spouses and dependent children, and enjoy access to all College facilities including dining venues to suit all tastes, recreation and fitness facilities, and libraries, plus access to College performances, lectures, and events. To learn more about our Benefits, please visit our Benefits Page
Franklin & Marshall College is committed to having an inclusive campus community where all members are treated with dignity and respect. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the College does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender/gender-identity, sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, family or marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected class.
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