Animal and Laboratory Technician

Competition 1831

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA). 

This position has an end date of August 31, 2025, from the date of hire.

Location - This role is in person. Work takes place at Heritage Medical Research Centre.

Working at the University of Alberta

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Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

Working for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is a Centre of Excellence in education, research and clinical care in women's health.

The department has five academic divisions, 19 full-time academic faculty members, and over 100 clinical academic colleagues in general obstetrics and gynecology. Our faculty members encompass the full range of academic medicine including Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Gynecological Oncology, Reproductive Sciences and Urogynecology.

Internationally recognized for our innovative, collaborative and multidisciplinary approaches, we are positively impacting the health of women.

Position Summary

The Research Technician will perform routine administrative tasks associated with lab management: ordering, maintaining lab order, cleanliness, and safety, assist with mouse experiments, particularly breeding and necropsies, some tissue and fluid analyses (qPCR, ELISA, multiplex), maintain a detailed and precise notebook, perform some data organization and analysis, and support as necessary provide undergraduate, graduate and PDF trainees.

Duties 

• Participate in Mouse Necropsies
• Experience and competence in all biological assays, including the levels of protein and RNA (e.g. ELISA, Bioplex/Multiplex, western immunoblotting, qPCR), related to the animal (and human) tissues and fluids.
• Responsible for maintaining all records related to animal experiments ensuring all protocols are followed, maintaining the data associated with the samples, and performing some statistical analysis of data and drawing of Tables, charts and figures using computer-based drawing programs 
• The position may require flexibility in hours due to breeding, the timing of treatments or collection of samples with pregnant animals.
• Maintaining lab cleanliness and lab records of all solutions and hazardous materials is essential

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field
• Two to three years of lab research
• Experience with qPCR, western immunoblotting, ELISA assays and Bioplex/Multiplex operation 
• Demonstrated experience with the Scientific Method, laboratory techniques and laboratory protocols
• Prior experience with handling mice and mouse necropsies is required

Thank you for your interest in joining the University of Alberta. The University will be closed from Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at 4:30 PM to Thursday, January 2, 2025, at 8:00 AM. Communication regarding the next steps in the recruitment process will be delayed during this time. We appreciate your patience and understanding.