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SalaryLaboratory Research Assistant I (PT) - 991928
Job Number: 505423
Work Type: Part Time with Partial Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Department: Department of Research
Categories: Research, Service, & Sponsored Programs
About Us:
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Job Title:
Laboratory Research Assistant I (PT) - 991928
Location:
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Work Type:
Part Time with Partial Benefits
Job Category:
Non-Exempt
Hiring Range:
16.71
Pay Basis:
Hourly
Subject to Grant Funding?:
Yes
Essential Job Functions:
1. Contributes to basic and applied research activities; collects, analyzes, and processes laboratory samples or research data; performs a variety of tests, using routine and/or special techniques and methods.
2. Analyzes experimental data and interprets results to write reports and summaries of findings.
3. Assists in evaluating research methods, procedures, and techniques based on established objectives.
4. Cleans, maintains, and prepares supplies and work areas.
5. Sets up, adjusts, calibrates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory and field equipment.
6. Orders and inventories materials to maintain supplies.
7. Provides and maintains a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or facility safety audits.
8. Completes special projects as assigned.
9. Performs other duties as assigned or required
2. Analyzes experimental data and interprets results to write reports and summaries of findings.
3. Assists in evaluating research methods, procedures, and techniques based on established objectives.
4. Cleans, maintains, and prepares supplies and work areas.
5. Sets up, adjusts, calibrates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory and field equipment.
6. Orders and inventories materials to maintain supplies.
7. Provides and maintains a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or facility safety audits.
8. Completes special projects as assigned.
9. Performs other duties as assigned or required
Marginal Job Functions:
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Knowledge:
1. Biology – Basic knowledge of animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
2. Biochemistry – Working knowledge of the chemical composition available in organisms, such as ATP and DNA, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
3. English Language – General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
4. Mathematics – General knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Skills:
1. Reading Comprehension - Basic understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
2. Active Listening - Basic skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
3. Critical Thinking - Basic skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
4. Science - Basic skills using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
5. Complex Problem Solving - Basic skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
6. Active Learning - Basic skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
7. Judgment and Decision Making - Basic skills in considering the relative
costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Speaking - Basic skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
9. Systems Analysis - Basic skills in determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Abilities:
1. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
2. Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
3. Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
4. Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
5. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
6. Interpersonal communication - The ability to develop a collegial interpersonal relationship at work and treat the supervisor, colleagues, and students with respect.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
6. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards.
7. Must be able to work in a laboratory setting and be exposed to materials found in labs.
1. Biology – Basic knowledge of animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
2. Biochemistry – Working knowledge of the chemical composition available in organisms, such as ATP and DNA, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
3. English Language – General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
4. Mathematics – General knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Skills:
1. Reading Comprehension - Basic understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
2. Active Listening - Basic skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
3. Critical Thinking - Basic skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
4. Science - Basic skills using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
5. Complex Problem Solving - Basic skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
6. Active Learning - Basic skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
7. Judgment and Decision Making - Basic skills in considering the relative
costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Speaking - Basic skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
9. Systems Analysis - Basic skills in determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Abilities:
1. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
2. Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
3. Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
4. Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
5. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
6. Interpersonal communication - The ability to develop a collegial interpersonal relationship at work and treat the supervisor, colleagues, and students with respect.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
6. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards.
7. Must be able to work in a laboratory setting and be exposed to materials found in labs.
Job Requirements:
Required Certifications/Licensures:
Required Education:
High School Diploma
Major (if required):
Required Experience:
High School Diploma and five (5) years of research laboratory experience.
-OR-
Associate’s degree and three (3) years of research laboratory experience.
-OR-
Bachelor’s degree and one (1) years of research laboratory experience.
-OR-
Associate’s degree and three (3) years of research laboratory experience.
-OR-
Bachelor’s degree and one (1) years of research laboratory experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Is this a safety sensitive position?
No
Background Screening Required?
No
Pre-Employment Conditions:
Sensitivity Disclaimer:
Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.
Advertised: Mar 11, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Jun 28, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
