Job Description
Job Title
Student Technician
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department
Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture-Project Management
Proposed Minimum Salary
$7.25 hourly
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Student Worker
Job Description
Job Description Summary
The student technician provides hands-on assistance in analytical chemistry, chemical or biological engineering, food and agricultural science, or clinical research, supporting daily lab operations and assisting researchers on multidisciplinary projects.
Essential Duties/Tasks
Required Education and Experience:
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Student Technician
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department
Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture-Project Management
Proposed Minimum Salary
$7.25 hourly
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Student Worker
Job Description
Job Description Summary
The student technician provides hands-on assistance in analytical chemistry, chemical or biological engineering, food and agricultural science, or clinical research, supporting daily lab operations and assisting researchers on multidisciplinary projects.
Essential Duties/Tasks
- Assists researchers and laboratory scientists with daily lab tasks and experimental workflows.
- Prepares and processes samples for analysis using a variety of techniques and instruments
- Performs basic lab work such as weighing, pipetting, labeling, organizing samples, and logging data.
- Maintains general lab cleanliness and upkeep of: lab benches, autoclave room, microscopy lab, and common instrument areas.
- Operates and performs routine cleaning and calibration of laboratory equipment.
- Assists with autoclaving lab waste and sterilizing materials.
- Receives and logs incoming packages and samples; prepare outgoing shipments.
- Helps with inventory management, restocking supplies, and keeping records up to date.
- Lifts and moves lab equipment or supplies (up to ~25 lbs) when needed.
- Follows lab safety guidelines and help ensure compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Contributes to maintaining an organized and functional research environment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience:
- Current undergraduate or graduate student at Texas A&M University.
- Major in Biology, Chemistry, Chemical or Biological Engineering, Biochemistry, Food Science, Nutrition, Biomedical Sciences, Agriculture, or a related field preferred.
- Previous lab experience is required but lab specific training will be provided.
- Previous lab experience is required but lab specific training will be provided
- Ability to follow instructions, work with minimal instruction, and manage time effectively.
- Must be detail-oriented, dependable, and willing to perform both technical and routine lab tasks.
- Stand for extended periods during lab work.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | College Station, TX |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1876 |
| Website | http://www.tamu.edu/index.html |
About Company
Texas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles in leadership, responsibility and service to society. Texas A&M assumes as its historic trust the maintenance of freedom of inquiry and an intellectual environment nurturing the human mind and spirit. It welcomes and seeks to serve persons of all racial, ethnic and geographic groups as it addresses the needs of an increasingly diverse population and a global economy. In the 21st century, Texas A&M University seeks to assume a place of preeminence among public universities while respecting its history and traditions.
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