Date Posted: 10/04/2024
Req ID: 39990
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Acceleration Consortium
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056928
About us:
The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.
The Acceleration Consortium (AC) at the University of Toronto (U of T) is leading a transformative shift in scientific discovery that will accelerate technology development and commercialization. The AC is a global community of academia, industry, and government that leverages the power of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, materials sciences, and high-throughput chemistry to create self-driving laboratories (SDLs), also called materials acceleration platforms (MAPs). These autonomous labs rapidly design materials and molecules needed for a sustainable, healthy, and resilient future.
This is a term position that will end approximately on July 2026, with the possibility of renewal.
Your opportunity:
Reporting to the Executive Director, Acceleration Consortium and working under the guidance of (Senior) Research Associates, this Lab Technician position will support research projects focused on diverse organoid/organ-on-chip technologies and collaborate closely with our interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers. The ideal candidate will have a background in mammalian cell culture, with expertise in human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation, and patient-derived cancer organoids. Candidates should have experience in microscopy imaging, immunochemistry staining, assay development documentation, and other lab management experiences.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Performing lab experiments that require great precision and attention to detail
- Providing detailed explanations and demonstrating procedures to students and/or employees on lab techniques, experimental procedures and protocols
- Contributing to research findings that are published in academic journals
- Applying established standards when preparing routine samples for research projects and/or experiments
- Preparing, assembling and setting-up material, equipment and supplies used in teaching and/or research labs
- Coordinating routine maintenance of lab equipment
- Providing safety training and ensuring compliance to lab safety procedures and standards
- Serving as a technical resource on laboratory protocols, experimental procedures, and equipment
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in life sciences or acceptable combination of education and experience. Master's degree in related field preferred.
- Minimum three years of practical and related wet lab experience in human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation, and patient-derived cancer organoids
- Experience in microscopy imaging, immunochemistry staining, and assay development documentation
- Experience in iPSCs or patient-derived cancer organoids culture
- Proficiency with bioimaging techniques, including sample preparation, imaging, and image analysis
- Demonstrated publication record of scientific achievement (at least one first-author publication)
- Familiarity with automatic laboratory equipment (e.g., liquid handler, imaging platform)
- Familiarity with organoid/organ-on-chip technologies
- Experience with organoid culture, including but not limited to neural, kidney, and vascular organoids
- Experience with flow cytometry
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong lab management skills with attention to detail
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to meet time-dependent project milestones
Assets (Nonessential):
- Experience in a research or industry environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology sectors
- Proficiency with bioimaging techniques
- Familiarity with electronic laboratory notebook software
- Familiarity with drug screening protocols
- 3D printing experience
- Proficiency in coding languages such as R or Python
To be successful in this role you will be:
- Insightful
- Meticulous
- Organized
- Team player
Closing Date: 01/13/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Term
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 11 -- $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196.
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.
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.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members.
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