Technical Aide
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Job no: 1039282
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 00
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Natural Science
Department: Integrative Biology 10032920
Sub Area: CT- Clerical Tech.
Salary: Pay Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Temporary
Position Summary(Basic Job Function)
This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides technical support. Responsibilities may include computer programming or operations; research support; medical patient care; technical equipment maintenance, repair, fabrication or operation; or other technical support functions.
Unit Position Summary
The Smith-Vidaurre Lab seeks a temporary technician to work part-time on video scoring, lab setup tasks, and animal care. Duties will include at least 10 hours of video scoring a week, attending group meetings and maintaining an electronic lab notebook, helping the lab set up equipment for a captive songbird colony on campus, and helping the lab care for songbirds housed on campus. There will be opportunities to engage in the lab's research and learn computational skills to work with bioacoustics and behavioral data
Desired Qualifications
Experience with BORIS video scoring, handling small birds, working independently and as part of a team in a research context. Willingness to learn and receive constructive feedback. Detail-oriented and able to solve problems independently while also maintaining open communication with Dr. Smith-Vidaurre and other lab members
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
Resume and contact information for 2 references
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
Website
https://smith-vidaurrelab.github.io/
Summary of Health Risks
Work with animals (exposure to allergens, pathogens, and noise around 65 dB during regular animal care and cleaning), risk of injury from lifting heavy things
Summary of Physical Demands
Periodically lifting 25 - 50 lbs individually and as part of a team while setting up equipment for captive songbird colony, periodically lifting and smaller loads individually and as part of a team during regular animal care and cleaning
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