State of Idaho · 13 hours ago
Animal Health Lab Temporary Microbiologist
Boise, ID
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelThe State of Idaho is dedicated to advancing, protecting, and promoting Idaho Agriculture. They are seeking a Temporary Microbiologist to work in the Ag. Bureau of Laboratories, primarily responsible for preparing, testing, interpreting, and reporting results of biological and microbiological specimens.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Receives, receipts, and numbers specimens
Performs DNA extractions in the Molecular Lab
Assists performing PCR testing in the Molecular Lab
Assists performing quality control testing
Assists calculating finished data
Evaluates the validity of samples
Ships samples for confirmation
Ensures lab facilities and equipment are clean
Removes and processes lab waste
Assists in other labs as needed
Other assigned duties
Qualification
Required
Good Knowledge Of Principles, laboratory practices and application of biology and microbiology
Current laboratory methods, materials, and equipment
Information sources for technical data used for standardizing testing and quality control
Performing basic microbiological analyses on medical, animal, and environmental samples
Performing algebraic computations required to compute relationships between standards and sample
Accurately recording examination observations and writing technical laboratory reports
Operating, calibrating, and maintaining laboratory instruments and equipment
Determining interference factors of tests and recognizing sample variation
Willing and able to lift materials weighing up to 25 pounds, with or without a reasonable accommodation
Preferred
Legible handwriting
Detail-oriented. E.g., being able to track multiple samples with different identifiers
Ability to follow lists and Standard Operating Procedures and track data
Motivated and capable of forward thought – e.g., planning for upstream and downstream tasks
Excellent communication skills. Specifically, willing to ask questions
Company
State of Idaho
As the State of Idaho’s central human resources agency under the Office of the Governor, we provide consultation on various HR issues to state agencies, employees, and Idaho citizens.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Annette Polidori
Human Resource Business Partner II
Brian Smith
Deputy Chief Information Officer
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