Laboratory Technician I

The home base for this position will be in Accessioning, within the Accessioning, Glassware and Media Prep Unit of the Administration and Finance Division of the State Hygienic Laboratory. This position will cross-train in Glassware and Media to provide flexibility in staffing for the variable workload.

Under direct supervision, performs technical and allied duties related to the function of a clinical, environmental, teaching or research laboratory and requiring a limited degree of skill. May use microscopes and other instruments and test equipment to make simple quantitative and qualitative analysis; maintains a laboratory area and equipment and provides functional supervision to Laboratory Assistants as required.

Position Status: 1 Year Merit Term

Shift:
4am – 12:30pm Tuesday through Friday and 5am – 12pm on Saturday or,
Sunday 5am – 10am and Monday through Thursday 7:30 – 4pm.

These positions will also need to be aware that if we have an increase in samples, these positions will need to adjust their hours to accommodate the work.

For additional information and a detailed job description, please visit the departmental website at:
http://www.shl.uiowa.edu/jobs/

About the State Hygienic Laboratory
The State Hygienic Laboratory’s main facilities are headquartered on the University of Iowa’s Research Park campus northwest of Iowa City in Coralville. Additional testing facilities are part of the Iowa Laboratory Facilities in Ankeny, a Des Moines suburb.

Since 1904, the State Hygienic Laboratory has been at the forefront of public health issues in Iowa. As the state’s public health and environmental laboratory, the Hygienic Laboratory serves all of Iowa’s 99 counties through disease detection, environmental monitoring, and newborn and maternal screening.

Qualifications:

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

• One year of related laboratory experience, or
• Any combination of related experience and/or related undergraduate courses in physical or natural sciences that is equivalent to one year of full-time employment.
• Possession of a valid state or commercial driver’s license, as well as an ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Driving Record Review Standards.

Desirable Qualifications

• Two years of related laboratory experience, or
• Certified Laboratory Assistant (CLA) certification

Application Details and Instructions:
Include your driver’s license information under the Experience & Credentials section, as a license.

Applicants are invited to upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission, if they would like them included for consideration:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and verification of a valid state or commercial driver’s license, and ability to meet University Fleet Safety Standards. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

Contact: Sarah Tillman (sarah-tillman@uiowa.edu)

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Requirements:
For a complete list of job requirements see post 21005704 at jobs.uiowa.edu