Laboratory Technician - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Laboratory Technician.

About the Opportunity Maintaining lab personnel is critical to the ongoing success of our work.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work.

WVU offers generous benefits, including: * 37.5-hour work week * 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar) * 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave) * 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments.

Who is family for the purpose of this leave?

A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof) * WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits * 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks.

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* Wellness programs What You'll Do * Conduct primary laboratory research.

* Maintaining mammalian cell cultures.

* Performing experiments using mammalian cells.

* Fluorescence microscopy.

* Conducting their own independent research projects in the lab.

* Molecular biology (cloning and PCR) Pay Grade: 15 * Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biology or related field.

* A minimum of 0-6 months experience working in a research lab * Any equivalent combination of related education and experience will be considered.

* All qualification must be met by the time of employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities * Familiarity with molecular biology techniques * Fluorescence microscopy and mammalian cell culture.

Training will be provided.