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100% onsite

Qualifications: This position is a Laboratory Assistant position.

• The selected candidate will support environmental fate laboratory studies conducted in a GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) regulated facility.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree is required

Experience:

• These studies involve dosing of natural soils, sediments and waters with 14C-labeled pesticide materials to determine pesticide metabolism, abiotic degradation and mobility.
• MUST be comfortable working with RADIO-LABELED MATERIALS.

Experience desired:

• New graduates or recent graduates with 1-2 years of experience are preferred. Candidates must be able to discuss their experience with relevant testing equipment and techniques.

Responsibilities:

Skills desired:

• Experience working under Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), working with radio-labeled materials (carbon-14), perform soil extractions, solution preparation, record keeping/documentation
• Analytical and top loader balances, centrifuges, pipettes (mechanical or glass), shakers, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), liquid scintillation counting
• The successful candidate will possess good wet chemistry and general laboratory techniques (e.g. weighing of samples, solution preparation, pipetting, solvent extractions, record keeping/documentation)
• have experience with liquid scintillation counting or be familiar with use of radio-labeled techniques
• have experience with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and be familiar with GLP.
• The ability to understand and follow directions, and the flexibility to work with varying staff from week to week is key.