Research Technician - Toronto, Canada - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Sunnybrook Research Institute (fully affiliated with the University of Toronto) has an opening for a temporary full-time, Research Technician in the laboratory of Dr.

Hon Leong and YEX Inc. This position will be in a company setting and has potential for growth. This position is available for 1 year contract with possibility for renewal.

Duties:

In charge of media production and general lab organization.
Help with daily tasks to ensure smooth operations.
The production requires some light to medium lifting.
Organization requires inventory of lab reagents and label lab supplies appropriately.
Cleaning and maintenance of media production equipment, sanitization, and other lab duties.
Review and archive equipment usage, verification, and monitoring records.
Conduct sampling, testing, and evaluation of material for microbial quality.
Perform cell culture and bacterial streaking on the samples under microbial testing.
Perform other lab support assignments as applicable.
Follow biosafety & biosecurity requirements and standard operating procedures as applicable.

Skills and Qualifications:

B.Sc. degree or college diploma in biology or equivalent discipline.
Assets include:
Experience within a laboratory setting.
Micropipette usage (single/multi/repeater)
Demonstrated basic understanding of protein biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology.
Technical competency in one or more of the following:
Mammalian Cell Culture and Aseptic technique

- pH, Appearance, Osmolality, Spectrophotometry, and others.

Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to lift, up to 10 kg on a regular basis.
Excellent organizational and communication skills and computer literacy (Microsoft 365, teams).

Schedule:

Day shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series);
AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago.

Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.