A position for a full-time laboratory technician is available in the Steiner lab at Wayne State Universitys Department of Biological Sciences (Detroit, MI). The technician will aid in ongoing experiments and projects focused on the population and community ecology of freshwater zooplankton. General duties include running and sampling lab experiments, enumerating zooplankton samples, running nutrient analyses using spectroscopy, performing chlorophyll a analyses, running PCR reactions, supervising undergraduate research assistants, and general lab maintenance and upkeep. The position will be based primarily at WSU, but the technician will be required to periodically be in residence (for up to 7 days at a time) at Michigan State Universitys Kellogg Biological Station during the summer field season (funds are available for housing during these periods). This position is for 40 hours per week with a starting salary of $16 per hour and includes full benefits. Time period for this position is April 2011-April 2012, with continuation dependent on continued funding.
Qualifications: 1) B.S. degree in natural sciences 2) Fluency in English 3) Willingness to work for long hours in the outdoors 4) Proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel 5) Organization and the ability to work independently and to supervise other workers 6) Research experience in any of the following is highly desirable but not necessary: field ecology, limnological analyses, biogeochemistry, molecular techniques (optimizing and running PCR reactions, analyzing microsatellite fragment data, etc). For more information on the Steiner lab visit <http://www.clas.wayne.edu/unit-faculty-detail.asp?FacultyID=1721>. For more information on the Kellogg Biological Station visit <http://www.kbs.msu.edu/>. To apply, send cover letter, resume, and list of references as a single document to Dr. Steiner. Review of applications will begin immediately.
