Laboratory Technician
The Johns Hopkins University is seeking a casual Laboratory Technician for the department of Neuroscience. The Technician will work with a team that includes other technicians, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to help analyze anatomic, molecular, and behavioral data as directed by the PI (Principal Investigator).
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitoring cage use.
- Maintaining facility organization.
- Ordering PPE and associated materials.
- Communicating with users, faculty, and JHU animal care staff, and ensuring compliance with regulations and general lab duties.
- Fill animal feeders, bowls, and water bottles or other containers with the appropriate types and amounts of food and drinking water by schedules and detailed instructions.
- Work under isolation conditions using specialized caging units such as micro-isolation cages and individually ventilated cage systems while adhering to aseptic techniques and disease prevention principles.
- Place bedding, feed, water bottles, etc., into assembled, sanitized cages.
- Observe and report to the supervisor signs of animal injuries, illness, or irregularities in appearance, health, and environment such as abnormal food consumption, death, abnormal stool, or unusual behavior.
- Provides routine treatments as instructed.
- Receive and process incoming animals and materials.
- Examine incoming animals for compliance with specifications, reject unsuitable animals, and refer questionable cases to the supervisor.
- Oversee colonies of genetically altered rodents and may be required to perform data collection.
- Keep accurate records of the numbers and types of animals cared for and the animal's food and water consumption.
- Maintain detailed records of animal room environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, lighting, and other environmental controls and report deviations to the supervisor. Note this information on the room environment log sheet.
- Repair caging and equipment when necessary, such as broken water lines.
- Lubricate equipment, make minor adjustments and repairs to cages and other equipment, and change air filters related to laboratory animal equipment and facilities as needed, using hand tools if required.
- Report to the supervisor the need for cages and support equipment repairs when needed.
- Perform tasks that require personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, protective clothing and gloves, fume hoods, biological safety cabinets, etc.
- Follow good laboratory practice and reasonable housekeeping procedures by standard operating procedures and health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Maintain equipment and work area in clean and orderly condition. To sanitize their area, reach upper cages, or clean animal racks or shelves.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or graduation equivalent with some science coursework.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with basic lab methods, such as making chemical solutions, histological techniques, and molecular technique.
- A certificate from a technical institute or internship experience.
Classified Title: Laboratory Technician
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB
Starting Salary Range: $15.25 - $23.00 HRLY ($35,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: 5/40
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Neuro Sci Neuroscience
Personnel area: School of Medicine