Laboratory Assistant

The Jimenez Lab in the Biology Department is seeking a full-time Laboratory Assistant who will work under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and support projects with lab tasks.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Assist in maintaining and lab inventories (plasmids, antibodies, zebrafish/mouse lines), and equipment logs.

Assist and monitor and maintain lab reagents, freezers, refrigerators, incubators, and genetic analyzers.

Call to Coordinate service calls, equipment calibrations, contracts, and related documentation.

Ensure lab cleanliness, chemical storage, and hazardous waste disposal.

Communicate with facilities for building maintenance and repairs.

Monitor animal housing (zebrafish), maintain logbooks, and support feeding and tank cleaning.

Work with the PI on with documents

Maintain lab website and coordinate lab meetings.

Assist PI in monitoring undergraduate students in lab

Attend and present at lab meetings.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Familiar with windows-based word processing, internet, and spreadsheet.

Ability to work as a team member, and under direct supervision.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to follow protocols, policies and procedures and respond appropriately when presented with novel situations.

Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.

Some undergraduate coursework preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in team management is desirable.

Familiarity with animal care.

Classified Title: Laboratory Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/01/CA

Starting Salary Range: $15.00 - $17.70 - $20.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Homewood Campus

Department name: Biology

Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences