Research Technician

Job Profile:
Lab and Research Assistant 2 Non-Exempt

Job Family:
Lab and Research Support

Time Type:
Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:
$23.50 USD Hourly

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma and two-years (2) experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job profile Summary:
Performs intermediate to complex technical support, general lab maintenance, and lab operational support with some degree of independence to aid in research projects. Responsible for following lab safety standards.

Job Description:

The Seyfferth lab in the School of Life Sciences at ASU seeks to fill a Research Technician position. This is a full-time (40 hours per week), benefits-eligible position for one (1) year with the possibility of annual renewals based upon interest, satisfactory performance, available resources, and the needs of the lab.

Research in the Seyfferth lab broadly focuses on soil biogeochemistry, with projects focused on carbon, nutrient, and contaminant cycling in soil and uptake into plants. The Research Technician will play an integral role in supporting the lab's research activities, including plant and soil digestions, extractions, and elemental analysis, research compliance, and lab safety and organization. Please note that this position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Position Salary Range : $22.50 - $23.50 per hour; DOE

Essential Duties:

• Learn, apply, and teach methods essential for the Seyfferth Lab, including plant and soil extractions, microwave digestions of plant and soils, elemental analysis with ICP-QQQ-MS, X-ray fluorescence, and spectrophotometry.
• Maintain records for purchasing, maintaining lab equipment, and ensure safety protocols are being used in the laboratory.
• General lab support such as organizing reagents and materials, maintaining supply inventory, and ensuring lab cleanliness.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new lab members.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions.
• This position receives regular review of objectives by department administrator.

Desired Qualifications:

Previous experience with the following will be advantageous.

• Bachelor's degree in the natural sciences with relevant coursework or lab experience with chemical principles.
• Experience with analytical techniques in a lab setting
• Strong organizational skills

Working Environment:

Activities are performed in an office, lab setting and in the field subject to extended periods of field work, sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse, and standing for varying lengths of time. Wear personal protective equipment before entering laboratories such as lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, closed toe shoes, and respirator. Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

Department Statement:

The School of Life Sciences (SOLS) has provided a vital hub for creative excellence at Arizona State University, with more than 670 faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff, and research that ranges from studies on biodiesel and biohydrogen to vaccine development and the conservation of whales. As ASU's first academic unit to fully reflect President Michael Crow's integrated, interdisciplinary vision for the New American University, the School of Life Sciences offers active and evolving platforms for collaborative, cutting-edge research and faculty whose discovery is freed from traditional institutional boundaries.

Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.

Location:
Campus: Tempe

Funding:
No Federal Funding

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Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.


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