Payroll Title: Lab Assistant 2

Job Code: 009603

Job Open Date: 5/1/24

Application Review Begins: 5/16/24; open until filled

Department Code (Name): EEMB (Ecological Biology)

Percentage of Time: 100%

Union Code (Name): TX (Technical Professionals)

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff (Career)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): PSS

Salary Grade: STEPS

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $21.47- $22.72/hr.

Full Hourly Range: Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full hourly range for this position is $21.47 - $25.29/hr. The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $21.47- $22.72/hr.

Work Location: Life Science Building room 4209

Working Days and Hours: Monday-Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement if applicable: N/A

Special Instructions

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement

In the Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology we study how living organisms interact with their environments and with each other, shaping and being shaped by the world around them. Our research interests span biological scales from the physiology and morphology of the individual, to the behavior of groups, to the functioning of ecosystems. We examine how
organisms function in their present environments, how they have been shaped by their evolutionary past, and how they may adapt to a changing world. By addressing basic scientific questions, we lay the foundational knowledge for addressing some of the world's most pressing environmental issues. We're fortunate to be based directly on the California coast, allowing us to conduct
research and teach in a myriad of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments including the oceanic and coastal Pacific, estuarine, subtidal and intertidal marine coastal ecosystems, and mountain, chaparral, oak woodland, desert, island, and coastal terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties

Serves as a general lab technician. Working with only minimal supervision, and often independently, performs tasks involved in running a molecular biology research lab. As part of a research team comprised of the Principal Investigator, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate researchers, performs lab management duties. Takes a leadership role in execution of planned experiments, including full management of these experiments when the PI is absent. Leading these experiments (e.g. nucleic acids extraction and quantification, genomic library construction) requires specific technical knowledge (e.g. familiarity with molecular biology labs and willingness to learn new instruments). Will also communicate with other labs and outside facilities (e.g.,
collaborators, sequencing labs) to coordinate experiments. Lab management duties include ordering reagents and supplies, maintaining purchase records, helping with lab equipment maintenance. Computer work involves entering and maintaining samples receiving and shipping, and some supervised analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and three years of laboratory experience;
• OR two years of college including courses in the natural, physical or social sciences and two years of laboratory experience;
• OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of genetics,
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organization skills,
• Ability to keep detailed records of procedures

Special Conditions of Employment

• Satisfactory conviction history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

50% - Experiments: Works largely independently, and sometimes overseeing others (e.g undergrads) to set up pre-designed genomics experiments. This will include repetitive tasks such as pipetting. The specific experiments include: extracting genomic DNA and RNA from biological samples. Perform PCR experiments using genomic DNA and primers and other PCR reagents. Will be designing appropriate PCR primers based on genomic data. Generate genomic and epigenomic next-generation sequencing libraries. These will require following established protocols and performing quality control steps for optimization.

25% - Laboratory Management: Orders equipment, reagents, and supplies. Maintains equipment. Generate and update SOPs and other safety documents. Work with new members of
the lab to obtain necessary keys. Maintain inventories for fridge/freezer samples and chemicals.

25% - Laboratory Analysis: Performs basic analysis and sample preparation and screening work. Running electrophoresis gels of different scales, for example horizontal gel electrophoresis, Tape Station. Measure DNA contents using gel electrophoresis, Nanodrop and Qubit.

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