Research Support Specialist Temporary

Position Title:

Research Support Specialist - Temporary

Appointment Type:

Professional & Scientific

Job Description:

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
The W.M. Keck Metabolomics Research Laboratory is seeking a Temporary Research Support Specialist to provide technical analytical and operational support for metabolomics and small molecule analysis projects. The position will assist laboratory staff with urgent instrumentation maintenance high priority project coordination data analysis crucial method and platform devolvement and onboarding and general laboratory operations as needed.

The individual will support metabolomics research activities in a fee for service core facility using advanced analytical instrumentation. The position will help boost laboratory operations improve analytical workflows and expand laboratory capacity through method optimization preventive maintenance and operational improvements.

This temporary position provides flexible support across instrumentation maintenance analytical method development/onboarding project coordination data analysis and laboratory administration. The role is designed to strengthen and recover laboratory operations while advancing new and existing analytical methodologies and improving overall laboratory efficiency.

The individual will have strong organizational skills attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously. They will also have effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with faculty staff students and external researchers.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Biochemistry Chemistry Molecular Biology Biology Analytical Chemistry Bioinformatics or a related scientific discipline.

Experience working in a research or analytical laboratory environment.

Experience with analytical instrumentation and associated software platforms.

Experience with scientific data analysis data management or research workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Biochemistry Molecular Biology Analytical Chemistry Bioinformatics or a related field.

Experience operating maintaining troubleshooting and optimizing analytical instrumentation including GC-MS HPLC LC-MS GC-FID or related platforms.

Experience processing analyzing and interpreting mass spectrometry or chromatography data.

Experience with metabolomics lipidomics amino acid analysis or related small-molecule analytical workflows.

Experience supporting collaborative research projects and communicating technical findings to diverse scientific audiences.

Experience developing documenting validating or improving analytical methods and standard operating procedures.

Experience with inventory management laboratory operations training or user support in a shared or core research facility environment.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Application Instructions:
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Proposed Start Date:

October 15 2026

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

Time Type:

Part time

Pay Grade:

P&S Temporary

Original Posting Date:

September 29 2026

Posting Close Date:

Job Requisition Number:

R20011

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