Laboratory Assistant I Temporary


Job Location:

Ames, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title:

Laboratory Assistant I - Temporary

Appointment Type:

Professional & Scientific

Job Description:

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision performs cleaning routine maintenance and other related non-technical work in a clinical environmental teaching or research laboratory.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

Cleans laboratory area and equipment and washes or sterilizes instruments and glassware used in a clinical environmental teaching or research laboratory.

Receives unpacks and properly distributes or stores mail freight biological specimens or environmental samples to be used in a clinical environmental teaching or research laboratory.

Runs errands such as delivering experimental animals or cleaned equipment to proper location.

Assists in rigging and dismantling simple experimental equipment for a clinical environmental teaching or research laboratory and in other ways provides non-technical assistance with laboratory experiments and procedures.

Assembles components into kits e.g. Wasserman kits and readies them for mailing.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Ability to read write and follow instructions.

Preferred Qualifications: Human subjects training (CITI) certified proficient with tonometry and ultrasound devices experience with REDCap data management system experience working on other human research studies.


Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Application Instructions:
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Proposed Start Date:

June 1 2026

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

Time Type:

Part time

Pay Grade:

P&S Temporary

Original Posting Date:

June 10 2026

Posting Close Date:

Job Requisition Number:

R19322

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General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.


Required Experience:

Junior IC

Position Title:Laboratory Assistant I - TemporaryAppointment Type:Professional & ScientificJob Description:Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:Under direct supervision performs cleaning routine maintenance and other related non-technical work in a clinical environmental teaching or research labor...

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