The Lab Technician conducts a range of tasks supporting the efficient and safe preparation and conduct of biology and chemistry lab courses.

• Assists faculty and students with their laboratory classes and with their research
• Prepares and sets up labs to support chemistry courses
• Designs and executes laboratory protocols and assists faculty with ensuring students understand the material and are able to apply their knowledge to real-world situations
• Ensures that the laboratory environment is kept neat and clean and is in compliance with standard safety regulations
• Monitors the stockroom and maintains inventories of the chemicals and the supplies needed for classes
• Troubleshoots analytical instruments
• Participates in projects as required
• Assists professors with their daily duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Direct Reports:

• May supervise student workers

Delegation of Work:

• May assign work to subordinate(s)

Supervision Given:

• May supervise student workers

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of lab equipment and materials and related safety and operational protocols
• Knowledge of PCR
• Knowledge of PH

Skills:

• Good technical skills, including proficiency in MS Office and PeopleSoft
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Abilities:

• Ability to mix and dilute solutions precisely
• Ability to apply critical thinking and reasoning
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community

Primary Work Location:

• Works in a laboratory environment

Physical Demands:

• Work is normally performed in a laboratory environment
• Individuals may walk and stand for considerable periods and has moderate exposure to physical risks
• Work involves handling reagents and instruments commonly associated with biology and chemistry labs and will routinely involve exposure to potentially hazardous or cancer-causing agents or chemicals
• Individuals may be exposed to elements such as oils, dust, fumes, airborne particles, inclement weather, and extreme temperatures
• May, on rare occasions, be required to work in a confined space or in a high dangerous place
• May, on rare occasions, be required to work near moving mechanical parts, or be exposed to the risk of an electric shock
• May, on rare occasions, be exposed to potentially hazardous bodily fluids
• Individuals may, on rare occasions be exposed to vibration
• May occasionally be required to wear a respirator
• Must have clarity of vision, good spatial awareness, and the ability to identify and distinguish colors
• May be required to move items of up to 100lbs

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

 

The policy of the University of Houston-System and its universities is to ensure equal opportunity in all its educational programs and activities, and all terms and conditions of employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, military status, genetic information, sex (including gender and pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or status, or gender expression, except where such a distinction is required by law.