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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-1:00pm
Posted Date
06/27/2024
Salary Range: $21.38 - 25.15 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
18 months
Job #
17621

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Laboratory Assistant II Position is available in the Laboratory of Membrane Biology on the VA GLAHS campus, funded through UCLA Department of Pediatrics. Work closely with an MD in Pediatric Gastroenterology and a PhD Senior Research Physiologist to perform experiments involving the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. Job duties include preparing solutions, cleaning glassware, ordering supplies, maintaining bacterial and cell cultures, working with small animal model systems and human tissue samples, performing experiments, and collecting/cataloging data.

*Please note, this is a part-time, 18-month limited position that may convert to career.

Salary Range: $22.02 - $25.90 Hourly


Job Qualifications

 Required:

  • Ability to use excel and word. Must be computer literate
  • Ability to perform basic chemistry calculations (molarity, dilutions)
  • Ability to speak, understand, and write English
  • Ability to maintain a legible laboratory notebook
  • Knowledge of basic laboratory safety and regulations.
  • Ability to handle small animals.
  • Must be eligible to work in California (compensation is through UCLA)
  • Experience in sterile techniques.
  • Experience with confocal microscopy
  • Trained managing and passaging embryonic stem cells
  • Experience resecting intestinal muscularis from neonatal mice.
  • Computational experience processing large data sets and perform statistical analysis.

Preferred:

·        Bachelor’s degree with science background.