Teaching Lab Technician
Top Benefits
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
C.U.P.E. Local 3338
Pay range:
$35.44 hourly plus 14% in lieu of benefits
SFU Department Descr:
Biological Sciences
Position Grade:
10
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
70
Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
The Department of Biological Sciences has the following goals:
- To graduate bachelors-level students who have a broad understanding of contemporary biology and its significance to society, an in-depth comprehension of selected subjects, and well developed analytical and communication skills.
- To graduate masters and doctoral students who meet the highest international standards, who are expert in specialized areas of the biological sciences, can conduct definitive scientific investigations, are skillful communicators, and who have a highly developed sense of scientific and social responsibility.
- To serve the University and the wider national and international communities by providing ideas, interpretations, and advice.
About the Role
Provides technical support for a variety of undergraduate and senior level graduate laboratory courses in Biological Sciences, particularly those involving lab-based experimental protocols and instrumentation using sophisticated molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and genetics techniques/procedures. Prepares, sets up, and maintains specimens, materials, and laboratory equipment and supplies for student experiments and demonstrations. Monitors lab activities and assists faculty, TAs, and students with experimental procedures, equipment operation, related safety protocols, and the preparation and handling of specimens and materials by demonstrating techniques/procedures and providing written and verbal instructions on lab set-up and experimental protocols. Produces, manipulates, and analyzes DNA samples using established molecular biological procedures (i.e., general DNA cloning, DNA and RNA extractions). Assists faculty and lab instructors with the establishment, identification, production, and maintenance of pure cultures (i.e., algae, fungi, bacteria), including isolation from natural sources using standard prokaryotic/eukaryotic aseptic techniques and associated genetic procedures.
Full
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About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.
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Teaching Lab Technician
Top Benefits
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
C.U.P.E. Local 3338
Pay range:
$35.44 hourly plus 14% in lieu of benefits
SFU Department Descr:
Biological Sciences
Position Grade:
10
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
70
Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
The Department of Biological Sciences has the following goals:
- To graduate bachelors-level students who have a broad understanding of contemporary biology and its significance to society, an in-depth comprehension of selected subjects, and well developed analytical and communication skills.
- To graduate masters and doctoral students who meet the highest international standards, who are expert in specialized areas of the biological sciences, can conduct definitive scientific investigations, are skillful communicators, and who have a highly developed sense of scientific and social responsibility.
- To serve the University and the wider national and international communities by providing ideas, interpretations, and advice.
About the Role
Provides technical support for a variety of undergraduate and senior level graduate laboratory courses in Biological Sciences, particularly those involving lab-based experimental protocols and instrumentation using sophisticated molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and genetics techniques/procedures. Prepares, sets up, and maintains specimens, materials, and laboratory equipment and supplies for student experiments and demonstrations. Monitors lab activities and assists faculty, TAs, and students with experimental procedures, equipment operation, related safety protocols, and the preparation and handling of specimens and materials by demonstrating techniques/procedures and providing written and verbal instructions on lab set-up and experimental protocols. Produces, manipulates, and analyzes DNA samples using established molecular biological procedures (i.e., general DNA cloning, DNA and RNA extractions). Assists faculty and lab instructors with the establishment, identification, production, and maintenance of pure cultures (i.e., algae, fungi, bacteria), including isolation from natural sources using standard prokaryotic/eukaryotic aseptic techniques and associated genetic procedures.
Full
Not the right fit? Search for Teaching Lab Technician jobs in Burnaby, BC
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.