Lab Technician AS7231

Campus

OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email

Connie Budd Lab Coordinator

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length

Regular continuous until further notice

Hiring Range

$15.50 - $20.50

Hourly

Priority Application Date

While applications will be accepted until a successful candidate has been hired interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by July 21 2026 to ensure full consideration.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration please include a resume cover letter and contact information for three professional references.

About this Position

The Department of Microbiology seeks a dedicated detail-oriented and collaborative professional who is passionate about student success in a dynamic laboratory environment. This position reports to and supports the Teaching Laboratory Coordinator and is essential to the operation of undergraduate microbiology teaching laboratories serving approximately 800 students annually. The Laboratory Technician is primarily responsible for preparing and managing culture media reagents and bacterial cultures for courses such as Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory and other laboratory courses as needed. Responsibilities include troubleshooting media and culture issues maintaining active and long-term culture collections with appropriate purity checks and operating and maintaining laboratory equipment such as autoclaves automated media preparators glassware washers cold rooms and sterilization systems. The technician ensures prep labs are clean organized and fully functional oversees biohazard waste and contaminated materials processing and coordinates purchasing and inventory of supplies. This role also involves maintaining SOPs and safety documentation and supporting the continuity of lab operations by assuming the duties of the Teaching Lab Coordinator when addition the Laboratory Technician assists with monitoring and standardizing teaching methods and course materials - particularly for Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory - working with the Teaching Lab Coordinator to promote consistency and effectiveness across lab sections. The technician provides training supervision and mentorship to undergraduate assistants and Graduate Teaching Assistants and supports student learning through direct interaction when needed. The technician will collaborate with the Teaching Laboratory Coordinator to ensure that appropriate graduate and undergraduate student training on how to operate autoclaves is provided and recorded on a regular basis. The role also contributes to departmental initiatives such as equipment inventories chemical inventories and space utilization surveys. The position requires strong technical microbiology skills attention to detail and excellent communication skills to work effectively with a diverse population. Standard working hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with occasional evening or weekend work based on course schedules. The role involves working with live microbial organisms and chemicals exposure to high-temperature equipment (up to 250F) and working in environments reaching 9598F for up to two-hour intervals. Candidates must be able to lift at least 35 pounds climb ladders and stand or sit for extended periods.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Microbiology or related field (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
• Two years experience in research and/or higher ed teaching laboratories. Post-secondary research training may be substituted for experience. Ability to organize workload effectively to meet deadlines work autonomously and collaboratively and under pressure.

Skills Proficiencies and/or Knowledge:

Ability to operate laboratory equipment. Knowledge of and ability to perform basic microbiology techniques. General knowledge of audio/visual classroom equipment. Proficiency in laboratory classroom instruction. Ability to work with others including teaching laboratory personnel and students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Microbiology or related field

• Three years of teaching laboratory experience. Experience supervising and training teaching lab personnel. Experience managing prep lab operations.