Hedtrich Lab - Research Technician 2

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. 

Job Summary
The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a partnership between the Faculties of Applied Science and Medicine, established in 2017. The School is a nucleus for education and training, research, and innovation in biomedical engineering, creating new knowledge, new academic and training programs, and fostering translation and innovation. Its vision is to transform health and healthcare for all, achieved through innovative research and education at the convergence of engineering, medicine and biology. Through collaborative, innovative, and interdisciplinary approaches and building on UBC’s academic and research excellence, the School of Biomedical Engineering aspires to be a global leader in biomedical engineering research, education and translation. The SBME has two locations on Vancouver’s campus, the Gordon B Shrum building and the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). For more information about the School of Biomedical Engineering, please visit https://www.bme.ubc.ca/.

The Research Technician will be responsible for tasks associated with maintenance of the supply store, ordering of consumables and small equipment, tracking of purchases and assisting with common research services.

Organizational Status
The Research Technician reports directly to the Laboratory Principal Investigator and the Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, and works collaboratively with other technicians, faculty, students and staff in the building.

Work Performed

• Oversees and manages ordering of consumables and small equipment, tracking of purchases and assisting with common research services
• Assists with routine cell culture maintenance work.
• Assists in analyzing and interpreting experiment results by assembling, compiling and summarizing statistical data and other reports.
• Operates, maintains and troubleshoots routine problems in standard equipment with established standards and protocols.
• Conducts (primary) cell culture work in the lab, prepares supplies for autoclaving and PBS, aliquoting supplies, packing tips, etc.
• Performs simple preparation of cell culture media, buffers in accordance with standard protocols.
• Prepares reagents, gets the cells ready, and carries out culture media exchanges in order to assist cell transfection studies, DNA isolation, and qPCRs to support the development of gene therapies for monogenic skin and lung diseases.
• Assists with routine tasks in data collection, sampling, identification and preparation.
• Performs basic literature research, such as, searching for articles on-line.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The successful applicant is expected to have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Errors in judgment could compromise the results of research projects, and therefore impact the credibility of the unit, school, research members and various stakeholders.

Supervision Received
This position receives direction from a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow and PI on assignment of new duties and escalates new or unusual problems. Works collaboratively with other technicians, faculty, students and staff.

Supervision Given
Incumbent will oversee the work of undergraduate students in lower classifications and facilitate meetings with students, offer guidance on their presentations of experimental results and experimental designs for upcoming initiatives, and provide support for their manuscript and thesis inquiries as required.

Minimum Qualifications
High school graduation, some additional training in a related field and a minimum two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with biomolecular lab techniques preferred.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively use at a basic level computer system, internet browsers and Office products (e.g., Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel).
• Must communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Works effectively independently and in a team environment.