University of Arizona

• Under supervision of Dr. Zhou, assist with developing, planning, designing, and conducting advanced, cutting-edge research.
• Participate with setting up and performing a variety of lab experiment or field tests and operations, including rodent experiments, and helping to develop assays and other new technologies.
• Assist with Isolating, purifying, and maintaining primary cell culture, and perform complex cell-based assays and data analysis under supervision.
• Care and handling of rodent research animals, data collection, and analysis in rodents. Obtain and process biological samples, tissue processing, and microscopy.
• Maintain clear, detailed laboratory notebooks with observations, experimental procedures, calculations, and data analysis, including interpreting test results.
• Assist with analyzing study data and performing moderately complex calculations.
• Operates and maintains many types of scientific apparatuses, equipment, and instruments, including specialized systems that may require creativity to resolve problems. This includes programming and maintaining complex equipment (replacing parts, calibrating, etc.).
• Participates with the laboratory team in in helping to prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative results by attending meetings and presentation and assisting with generating preliminary data.
• Provides support for research administration, including coordinating schedules with collaborators and core facilities, handling intake, and maintaining records and files.
• Under supervision, assist with ensuring regulatory compliance by maintaining the lab environment and helping to manage all lab instrument/space in compliance with RLSS/IRB/ICAUC regulations and requirements. Maintain the safety record and associated documentation for the lab. 
• Attend weekly lab meetings and maintain documentation of lab meetings and associated documents.
• Assist with training other employees and students in lab techniques and procedures and maintain appropriate records.
• Coordinate student schedules and assist with scheduling research events and experiments for the laboratory.
• Work with the University of Arizona Research Laboratory & Safety Services to ensure biosafety and chemical safety compliance of research activities of the lab.
• Clean, sterilize, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment, machinery, and instruments used for research.
• Coordinate the acquisition of lab reagents and supplies, and maintain accurate, thorough, and up-to-date records and inventory.
• Coordinate samples submission and obtain data/ processed samples with University core facilities, and maintain up-to-date records and inventory.
• Procure specialized parts, materials, equipment, and services for lab operations, and maintain the inventory.
• Compile and maintain accurate, thorough, and up-to-date inventory records for biological samples, supplies, and reagents.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities 

• Strong organizational and follow-through skills.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of cell culture and molecular biology.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Good lab management skills and the ability to maintain organized, detailed, and cross referencing samples/reagents/supplies storage and filing systems (i.e., physical and digital records).
• Skill in handling animal tissues and bio-specimens with occasional handling of research animals and animal specimens.
• Knowledge of performing primary cell isolation, purification, culture, passage, cryopreservation, and cell functional assays, RT-qPCR, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and ability to update standard operation procedures (SOPs).