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Student Laboratory Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511450
Division/Organization: School of Medicine & Public Health
Department: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: WIMR
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Healthcare and Health Sciences, STEM

Department Overview:

 The A²I Lab is part of the Division Otology and Neurotology in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. We study novel ways of hearing care across the spectrum from basic science and hearing implant development to diagnostics and applied clinical science.
Learn more about us at https://brantlab.otolaryngology.wisc.edu/

Anticipated Start Date:

 5/18/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 15

Schedule:

 Work Hours are mostly flexible, suggested time between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm with a negotiable core.
Work Schedule is flexible within the confines of the lab's projects. A core duty includes preparatory work that is required weekly by noon on Tuesdays.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: 15 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Successful applicants must be enrolled full time at the UW as undergraduate students with at least one year until graduation at the time of position start. Ideally, candidates have multiple 3+ hour blocks available during the week between 8 am and 5 pm. Strong candidates show interest in bioengineering and primary cell culture and are looking for a long-term commitment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

No experience is required as training on the job will be provided. Ideal candidates study a biology or bioengineering-adjacent discipline with some practical coursework.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The successful applicant will support all members of the lab and all projects. Duties will start with a narrow scope and low responsibility and can be expanded.
Core duties include preparation of sterile and non-sterile solutions and cell culture medium, cleaning and sterilizing microsurgery tools and glassware, and assisting with embryonic harvest. Potential further duties include basic cell culture maintenance, animal husbandry (rodents), immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry, basic fluorescence microscopy imaging. Candidates with fitting expertise may assist with Matlab and Python programming, CAD 3D modeling, electrical implant fabrication, and 3D printing.

Physical Demands:

Lifting, reaching, working sitting down at a biosafety cabinet for up to 2h at a time.

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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