The name of our school is a clear indicator that we are a distinctive school of public health. Public health is more than restaurant inspections, flu shots and managing health departments. It is identifying emerging health threats and risks, monitoring health factors and status, understanding how people seek and respond to health information and preparing responses to events that can affect the public's health.
While we embrace the traditional tasks and roles of public health specialists, we recognize that protecting the public's health today requires much more. It requires a new approach that integrates how information about the public's health is acquired, evaluated, acted on and disseminated, and how these affect the public and its health. It requires preparing our students for careers in the 21st century by using 21st century knowledge and techniques.
Our vision
We will be an internationally recognized center of excellence for the creation, sharing, and application of knowledge for the public's health.
In achieving our vision:
We will extend the domain of public health to include all factors in the public's health.
We will pursue health information sciences as an inseparable aspect of public health.
We will work for close integration of individual health, health care, and public health.
The Research Technician I will support laboratory research by conducting experiments, processing clinical samples, and performing molecular biology assays.
They are also responsible for maintaining laboratory equipment, managing research records, and summarizing experimental data.
What you need
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to follow established laboratory protocols are required.
Education: a bachelor's degree or a professional certificate
Key skills
Laboratory researchAnaerobic bacterial cultureMolecular biologyPCR assaysqPCRData analysisSample processingMicrobiome researchLaboratory maintenanceSterile techniquesRecord keepingMedical literature searchOrganizational skillsAttention to detailCritical thinkingTeamwork
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Department:
Location:
Health Sciences Center
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Req ID:
R109428
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. May require professional certification. Grade 4 (Hourly)
Position Description:
The Collins Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology studies the mechanisms that enable bacterial pathogens to successfully colonize, persist, and cause disease, with a particular focus on host-microbe interactions, microbial metabolism, and the intestinal microbiota.
The Research Technician I will support ongoing research projects through the execution of laboratory experiments, collection and analysis of data, maintenance of laboratory resources, and management of research records. The successful candidate will work both independently and as part of a collaborative research team, contributing to studies involving anaerobic bacterial culture, molecular biology, animal and clinical sample processing, and microbiome research.
This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to perform research activities in accordance with established laboratory protocols and institutional policies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Prepare and conduct laboratory research experiments.
Cultivation of anaerobic bacteria.
Record keeping: Support scientific investigations by documenting results of experiments; collect, analyze, and summarize data in notebooks and in electronic files for presentations; assist in the preparation of laboratory reports and presentations.
Conduct searches in medical literature and data bases to summarize information in an appropriate format for a particular study.
Select, evaluate, and optimize techniques used in routine research.
Clinical sample intake including data entry and maintaining records for collections and screening.
Using sterile techniques.
Perform various PCR assays, including conventional and qPCR.
Follow laboratory and institutional safety protocols and training.
Laboratory maintenance tasks: Order laboratory supplies and equipment, maintain laboratory equipment and common spaces.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field of Science and two years of related experience.
Required registration where appropriate may be substituted for one year of related experience.
Additional experience may be used on a one-to-one basis to offset educational requirements.
Competencies
Organized -- manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized.
Work ethic -- motivated, diligent, industrious, and persistent in the workplace.
Critical thinking -- ability to think through issues and identify appropriate problems.
Teamwork -- ability to work with others and assist others, and take directions from others in the interest of moving processes and programs to the desired outcome.
Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.
Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.
Assistance and Accommodations
Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.
If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.
