Job Description

Date Posted: 12/15/2023
Req ID: 35417
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00055836

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto\'s Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (LMP) occupies a unique position at the interface between basic biomedical science and clinical practice. We are an assembly of over 350 investigators, scientists, and clinicians, who educate and mentor trainees pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical studies, engaged in investigating disease mechanisms and patterns and translating new knowledge and discoveries into improved health outcomes for patients and populations.

As Laboratory Technician, you will support the Lee lab, focusing on primarily expressing and purifying proteins from eukaryotic or prokaryotic cell cultures. Relying on your sharp technical, detailed organizational and clear communication skills, you will conduct collaborative research and coordinate the purchasing of supplies, general lab operations/cleanup, oversight of undergraduate work study students, and maintenance of equipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Applying established standards when preparing routine samples for projects and research experiments
• Selecting and preparing equipment for routine experiments and assays and collaborating to determine lab set up requirements
• Providing detailed explanations and demonstrating procedures to students and employees on lab techniques, experimental procedures and protocols
• Troubleshooting issues with lab equipment and workstations

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum two years relevant experience in a research laboratory setting
• Experience in maintaining general cell culture (e.g., insect, yeast and/or mammalian cell lines)
• Experience in routine expression of proteins in eukaryotic (insect, yeast, CHO and/or HEK293) adherent and suspension cell lines
• Experience in routine purification of proteins from cells (e.g., Ni-affinity, ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography)
• Experience maintaining laboratory records, and collecting, maintaining and verifying laboratory results
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting general lab instruments (e.g., centrifuge, pH meter, scales, fridges/freezers, rockers, chromatography systems) and cell culture equipment (e.g., orbital shakers, bioreactors, incubators, tangential flow filtration system)
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent time management, organizational, and multi-tasking skills; and ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to work under pressure with scientific deadlines
• Ability to work with a diverse group of colleagues
• Excellent manual dexterity required

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Efficient
• Organized
• Problem solver

This is a 3-year grant position.

Closing Date: 01/12/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 07 -- $58,012 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $74,189. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching
Recruiter: Dinuka Perera

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

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