Technical Assistant - Montréal, Canada - McGill University

McGill University

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

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Position Summary:

Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, provides technical assistance in support of activities in a laboratory, a workshop, in the field, etc.

Carries out elementary assays. Prepares materials and equipment. Records data. Maintains equipment.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Carries out elementary chemical or physical assays on specimens or materials following generally established techniques in order to gather data in support of projects and experiments.
Assists with various assays, exhibits, assemblies, etc. Notes and records data and performs some calculations. Enters and modifies data into a computerized information system.
Prepares the material, solutions, equipment for use in laboratories, projects, etc.
Assists with preparing, monitoring, inventorying and preserving the culture media.
Prepares and maintains for exhibition and display purposes tagged or identified specimens or parts; takes into account the conservation conditions that are appropriate.
Carries out a variety of tasks, such as mixing, identifying, weighing, titration, sectioning, etc., of solutions and various materials, using appropriate instruments and equipment.
Completes standard reports.
Maintains and performs minor repairs of the equipment and instruments under area of responsibility. Ensures cleanliness of work areas.
Maintains inventory of supplies, instruments and equipment used in the immediate work area; compiles a list of items to be purchased.
Uses equipment such as balances, microtomes, microscopes, centrifuges, etc.

The list of duties and responsibilities outlined above is representative and not a complete and detailed list of tasks which may be performed by an employee whose position has been matched to this generic job description.

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:

Must be familiar with working on the translation reporter dualluciferase assay, polysome profiling, and cellular and molecular biology techniques.
Demonstrated ability of techniques such as SDS-PAGE, Western blot, PCR, and bacteria transformation.
Familiarity with apparatus/equipment/materials such as centrifuges, fraction collector, sprectrophotometre, balances, pipettes, pH meters, and upright, inverted, fluorescence microscopes, etc.
Knowledge of ImageJ and Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an Englishlanguage university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 4 on a scale of 04._

Additional information:
This position is supported by research (soft) funds.