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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
15 hours per week, variable days
Posted Date
05/30/2025
Salary Range: $19.9 - 23.04 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
3-months
Job #
24837

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Medicine is seeking to hire an organized Lab Assistant to support research involving mouse models. Responsibilities include maintaining and breeding research mice, genotyping using PCR, and managing accurate records of mouse strains and breeding activities. Experience in mouse handling, tissue collection, ELISA, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry is highly desirable. The role also includes lab support duties such as ordering supplies, preparing reagents, and ensuring proper waste disposal. Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to present weekly updates and assist with protocol submissions and animal transfers.

*Note: This is a 37.5% part-time, limited role which may convert to career*

Hourly range: $19.90-$23.04

Job Qualifications

Required:
  • Good work ethics, strong communication skills, honest, and ability to work well with minimum supervision or as a part of a group.
  • Experience using basic laboratory equipment (centrifuges, spectrophotometer, PCR machines, pH meter, balances, gel documentation) and familiar with both PC and MAC operation systems and software programs (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). 
  • General knowledge of chemistry and meticulous preparation of reagents.
  • Experience handling animals.
  • Needs to be knowledgeable about cell culture, cell transfections, antibody preparation
  • Must be proficient in performing high-quality western blots and SDS-polyacrylamide gels
Preferred:
  • BS/BA in Molecular Biology or related field or equivalent experience
  • Understanding of University procedures and policies for working with biohazard, radioactive and hazardous chemicals, and their disposal. 


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.