Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Sr Lab Technician/ Mouse Colony Coordinator
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	NJMS-Center for Immunity & Inflamma
Overview
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Sr Lab Technician/ Mouse Colony Coordinator for NJMS- Center for Immunity and Inflammation. Under direction, performs technical laboratory procedures and analyses in support of specialized research activities of the laboratory. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Oversees lower level Technicians and support personnel. Assists in the design, set-up, and conducting of experiments as required. Monitors and manages mouse colonies for CII faculty that enlist in the service Assists CII laboratories to transfer mouse census management to electronic platform such as Transnetyx Maintains commonly used mouse strains as shared resource for CII faculty, breed and report availability to interested labs, coordinate transfer to interested lab Facilitates mouse strain sharing between CII faculty by identifying excess mice from one lab and need by another lab Assists laboratories in the design and implementation of breeding strategies to expand mouse colonies and/or generate mouse lines with multiple gene targeted loci Assists laboratory staff in troubleshooting genotyping issues Helps interface with IACUC by helping in the application for new animal protocols, help answer IACUC committee questions, help with compliance issues Assists participating laboratories in mouse ordering, import and export of mouse strains Trains designated lab staff from participating laboratories in breeding strategies, weaning, and genotyping.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1675
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	22.760
Annual Mid Range Salary	23.260
Annual Maximum Salary	23.960
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Associate’s Degree in biology plus one (1) year related experience in a laboratory environment
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized	General Lab Equipment
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2659
Posting Open Date	09/27/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details

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