Job Details

Laboratory Technician-Caron Lab

Position Number: 9893836
Location: Salt Lake City, United States
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Laboratory Technician-Caron Lab

Job Summary

Laboratory Technician
The Caron Lab in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah is hiring a full-time laboratory technician. We study how ecological pressures shape the evolution of neuronal circuits, using Drosophila species as model systems.

Responsibilities:

Manage daily lab operations: ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, equipment upkeep, and safety compliance
Maintain fly stocks and set up genetic crosses
Perform dissections, immunostaining, and confocal imaging of fly brains
Run behavioral experiments, including olfactory and learning assays
Keep accurate records and help train students

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in biology, neuroscience, or a related field
Lab experience with Drosophila, immunohistochemistry, or behavior is a plus
Organized, reliable, and able to work independently and in a team
Good communication skills

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Responsibilities
Perform laboratory tests, experiments, and analyses. Prepare and weigh samples for testing and analysis. Conduct tests, assays, and other protocols under the direction of a laboratory services manager, physician, nurse, or scientist. Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs). Ensure all laboratory equipment and work areas are clean, sterile, and in proper working order. May be responsible for calibration of instruments. Senior-level support role. Completes assignments with little supervision. May assist less-experienced team members.

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Laboratory Technician, I: Requires little to no related experience.
Laboratory Technician, II: Requires at least 1 year of related experience.
Laboratory Technician, III: Requires 3+ years of related experience.

Preferences

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN46435B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: TBD
Department: 00116 - School of Biological Sciences
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $20-23 DOE
Close Date: 11/06/2026
Open Until Filled:

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