Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Position number: 35066

Date posted: April 22, 2026

Job details

Technician - Tech 2 (AESES)

Project Full-Time (Grant Funded)

Full-time:

Yes

Permanent:

No

Work schedule:

35/Hour Week, Monday - Friday, 8:00AM -4:00PM

Salary:

$20.56 to $29.44 per hour ($37,419.20 to $53,580.80 per annum)plus vacation pay

Appointment Dates

May 18, 2026 to May 17, 2027

Trial/Probation period:

420 hours worked

For more information please contact: Simone Matulis - simone.matulis@umanitoba.ca (2047893458)

Qualifications

MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED:

• High school completion with job‑related options plus two years = directly-related experience.

OR

• Completion of a Community College course in a related discipline with no experience.
• Some post secondary education is preferred.
• A Bachelors degree in a related field is recommended (Cell or Molecular Biology, Genetics) is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience performing molecular biology tasks including DNA/RNA extractions, PCR, and Quantitative PCR is required.
• Experience with mammalian tissue culture is required.
• Experience with ordering supplies while adhering to and updating a budget is required.
• Experience maintaining general lab equipment and performing general day-to-day lab maintenance is required.
• Experience training staff and students in laboratory techniques and protocols would be an asset.
• Experience with animal handling, breeding and in vivo experimentation would be an asset.
• Experience with measurements of DNA menthylation by bisulfite sequencing or pyrosequencing would be an asset
• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Effective oral and written communication skills are required.
• Organizational skills, thoroughness, accuracy and attention to detail are required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software is required. (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) is required.
• Must be able to learn new laboratory techniques and perform them accurately is required.
• Must have a philosophy that is compatible with animal-based research is required.
• Must have good manual dexterity and good eyesight is required.
• Must have ability to resolve and troubleshoot simple technical problems with basic lab equipment is required.
• Must be well organized and capable of keeping detailed lab notes, records and data management is required.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team is required.
• Ability to train staff and students in laboratory techniques and protocols is required.
• Demonstrated technical skills in either molecular biology or animal husbandry is preferred.
• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

OTHER JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working knowledge of statistical analysis software would be an asset (i.e. Excel, R.)
• Demonstrated technical skills in either molecular biology or animal husbandry is preferred.

Key responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Supporting the Investigators in administrative tasks:

• Drafting animal care, biosafety, and human ethics applications.
• Ourchasing and ordering.
• Collecting supporting documents and signatures for grant applications.
• Tracking purchases and budgets from funding sources and coordinating purchases with the Investigator to ensure accurate budgeting and bookkeeping.
• Coordinating lab meeting scheduling and booking.

Laboratory organization and management:

• Coordinates with core facilities as needed.

  • general lab maintenance, including maintaining stock solutions.

• Facilitates laboratory inspections by various governing bodies.

• Arranges lab duties to keep the lab clean and organized, and communicates to the Investigator on completions of lab duties by all lab members.

Scientific reading and writing:

• Stays up to date with research in the field by reading new/recent journal articles related to the research.
• Compiles data in study report preparation, presents results, and participates in the preparation of scientific manuscripts
• Attends regular lab meetings and local seminars relevant to current topic of research

Laboratory experiments:

• Performs experiments using animals and mammalian cell culture in consultation with the Investigator
• Assist students with experiments using small rodents, maintaining and monitoring experimental animals, and assisting with necropsies to collect tissues.
• Uses pyrosequencing and real-time quantitative PCR to analyze DNA methylation and gene expression of several key genes of interest over a time-course.
• Performs nucleotide and protein extractions, gel electrophoresis, and bisulfite conversion as required.
• Standardizes, adapts and performs new experimental techniques as required for both in vitro and in vivo studies in consultation with the Investigator.
• Collects, records and maintains experimental records and data in a highly organized manner.
• Performs fluorescence and/or confocal laser microscopy and capture high quality digital images for subsequent analyses

Training of HQP:

• Contributes to the training and supervision of junior lab members and students, particularly with respect to biosafety and chemical safety.
• May be required to perform related duties not exceeding skills and capabilities as required.

Additional information

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