Laboratory Technician I - SPH

at  UTHealth Houston

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Full-Time Laboratory Technician position with the UTHealth School of Public Health.

Once you join us you won’t want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as…

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

POSITION SUMMARY:

Will assist the Principal Investigator in a research program that analyzes stool samples from diarrhea patients for the presence of Clostridioides difficile, genetic antibiotic-resistance elements, and other metabolites.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Perform routine stool sample processing and analyses, and prepare growth media and buffers.
• Molecular work (i.e., PCR and cloning techniques)

Routine laboratory maintenance duties

- - Will also perform routine laboratory duties: maintain lab equipment, order supplies, and reagents, and update laboratory records. Dispenses biohazardous materials by autoclaving and bagging for disposal. Washes and sterilizes glassware, pipets, instruments, and tips. Collects lab coats for laundry. Perform other general lab duties as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.

CERTIFICATION/SKILLS:

None.

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

High school diploma or equivalent.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

One year of experience with laboratory and/or scientific procedures.
May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

- - Will also perform routine laboratory duties: maintain lab equipment, order supplies, and reagents, and update laboratory records. Dispenses biohazardous materials by autoclaving and bagging for disposal. Washes and sterilizes glassware, pipets, instruments, and tips. Collects lab coats for laundry. Perform other general lab duties as needed.
- Other duties as assigned