Technician - Technician 4 (AESES)

Job OpeningaLocation : Expected Start Date : Full Time : Permanent : Posting End Date : Job Description : Technician - Technician 4 (AESES)New Grant-Funded Continuing Full-Time 35.

00 hours / week Monday to Friday 8 : 30 am - 4 : 30 pmSalary Range : $25.75 - $36.97 per hour ($46,865.00 - $67,285.40 per annum)Proposed Start Date : July 15, 2024Trial / Probation Period : 840.

00 work hours For more information, please contact : Stephanie Carter@ : - Fulfills research requirements for a funded grant to study mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

conducts experiments to understand molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria. This will involve design and execution of experiments.

Data analysis for genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics experiments will also be part of the responsibility.

• Manuscript writing.- Routine maintenance of lab equipment, plate readers, thermocycler, qPCR, freezers etc - Point of contact to coordinate any required maintenance with the company that provided the machine and scheduling anything required.
• Organizes and manages the phenotypic and genotypic data collecting. - Maintains a user schedule, handles administrative privileges and manages data for common equipment in the lab.
• General lab managerial type tasks such as tracking lab supplies, ordering reagents, and other required : MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION / TRAINING : - Master's of Science required.

EXPERIENCE : - Experience with writing manuscripts required.- Experience with NextGen sequencing, PCR, RT-PCR, Mutagenesis, CDNA cloning, DNA / RNA purification processes are essential.

• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. SKILLS AND ABILITIES : - Ability to train laboratory personnel including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff.
• Ability to work independently within strict timelines.- Ability to deliver research updates to the stakeholders.- Culturing of microbial species, DNA extractions, PCR reactions is required.
• Experience using spreadsheets and word processing programs is required.- Must have strong organizational skills and an attention to detail.
• Ability to follow detailed protocols, as well as an openness to innovation and a willingness to suggest improvements to methods, is required.
• Ability to recognize when methods need to be adjusted or performance needs to improve is required.- Must be a team player who can work well with others in a laboratory setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are required.- Proven ability to multitask effectively is required.
• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is Information : The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
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