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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509271
Division/Organization: School of Medicine & Public Health
Department: Department Of Medicine
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: MICROBIAL SCIENCES BUILDING
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $12.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration, STEM, Federal Work-Study Preferred

Department Overview:

 The position is in the Hryckowian lab in the Microbial Sciences Building (Departments of Medicine and Medical Microbiology & Immunology). https://hrycklab.medicine.wisc.edu

Anticipated Start Date:

 September 15, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 Through the end of Spring 2026, with the option of continuing into Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 pending satisfactory progress

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 10 Maximum: 10

Schedule:

 During normal working hours (8AM-5PM, Monday-Friday). Option for flexible timing (e.g., evenings, weekends) once independence is demonstrated. Candidates should be able to work 2+ shifts per week, can put in 3-4 hours per shift.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: 12.00 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Current life sciences undergraduate student.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Successful candidates must be efficient, have excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written), and possess the ability to work independently and as a member of a team (e.g., prioritize tasks, coordinate work with others).

In addition, successful candidates will have some previous experience with microbiology laboratory work (e.g., aseptic technique, preparing solutions etc.). Experience with these techniques from laboratory classes is okay. Please describe your degree of experience when you submit your application.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

- Glassware washing and autoclaving general lab materials (e.g. tubes, tips, bacterial growth media)
- Autoclaving and disposing of biohazard trash
- Operate, clean, and maintain organization of research equipment and research area
- Track inventory levels and place replenishment orders
- Receiving laboratory orders, breaking down and disposing of empty cardboard boxes
- Restocking lab supplies (e.g. tubes, tips, bacterial growth media, paper towels, distilled water).

Physical Demands:

Lifting, standing, bending, moving, carrying

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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