Research Laboratory Technician I

Under direct supervision from a higher level technician or a principal investigator, assists in the performance of a variety of standardized physical, chemical, or biological tests. Procedures and techniques are outlined in detail with the employee exercising limited discretion and independent judgment in completing assigned tasks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts standardized chemical and physical tests on experimental or clinical materials/specimens.
• Operates a balance and other standard laboratory equipment for mixing, weighing, and preparing specimens for clinical/experimental analysis.
• Makes minor adjustments to correctly calibrate various types of physical testing and electronic equipment.
• Assists higher-level technicians in making microanalysis, tepids analysis, enzyme studies, radioactive studies, and chromatographic studies on various types of tissues, secretions, and excretions.
• Assists with experiments using animals by restraining them for inoculation and anesthetization; performs routine handling and treatment; sets up monitoring equipment.
• Feeds animals in accordance with prescribed simple diets. …