Lab Technician

Overview

The National Aquatic Monitoring Center (aka the "Bug Lab") is hiring a part time lab technician starting as soon as you are able to. The Bug Lab is a joint partnership between Utah State and the Bureau of Land Management that focuses on the bio-monitoring of freshwater resources throughout the Western U.S. using aquatic macro-invertebrates. We are seeking a detail-oriented student who can work 15-20 hours a week. Your work schedule will be extremely flexible once you are trained. Training usually takes about a week or so, depending on your availability.

Responsibilities

Lab techs will be trained on sorting samples collected from streams and identifying aquatic macro-invertebrates down to their order.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple projects.
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions or work assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal abilities.
• Cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings.
• Team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts effort in successfully completing tasks.
• Dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success.
• Self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to learn new skills or techniques.

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:
Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Resume/CVCover Letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application
**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

$10.00 per hour

ADA

This position requires moderate physical activity. Employees must have sufficient strength to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position including moderate lifting (up to 20 pounds), walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, and squatting. This position requires nearly continuous sitting, intermittent times of continuous standing, repetitive hand motions, and constant looking into a microscope. Employees may be exposed to unusual elements including extreme temperatures, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.

University Highlights

Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is Utahs land-grant and space-grant university. USU is one of only 146 research institutions in the U.S. classified as R1 very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU provides a high-quality education at an affordable price. With its main campus in Logan, the university serves approximately 27,500 students, including 24,255 undergraduates and 3,171 graduate students. USU Online has served students from all 50 states and 55 countries for 25 years.

USUs statewide system features three residential campuses, 30 total campus locations, and 23 Extension education centers. The university employees 903 full-time faculty members, 124 executive administrators, and 1,649 full-time support staff. USU offers 115 undergraduate majors, as well as 91 masters and 42 doctoral degrees. Learn more about USU.

A core characteristic of USU is engagement with communities and people in economic development, improvements to quality of life, and human capital. Through the practical application of knowledge, the University and its faculty engage and share expertise with the state, nation, and world, preserving the historical land-grant tradition of partnering with communities to address critical societal issues in the interest of the public good.

The USU main campus is located in beautiful Logan, Utah, a city of about 50,000 situated in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region.

USU is sensitive to the needs of dual career couples and provides a Dual Career Assistance program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment.

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U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 800-421-3481, OCR@ed.gov

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*updated 04/18/2022