Science Lab Preparator

Job Listing ID:

4466847

Job Title:

Science Lab Preparator Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Portland

Date Posted:

04/04/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

40

Shift:

Day Shift Duration of Job:

Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)

Job Summary:

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Portland State University Position Details Position Details Proposed Start Date 05/01/2026 Classification Title Science Lab Preparator Working Title Science Lab Preparator Department 220300 - BIO Biology Position Number D92529 Representation

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Local 503 Position FTE 1.0 End date, if applicable Position Summary Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept The Biology Department has 22 faculty, over 1,200 undergraduate majors, and over 70 graduate students and post-docs. Our faculty take an integrative approach to biology, encompassing all levels of biological organization from molecules to ecosystems. Our Department is committed to excellence in both research and teaching, and we strive to provide a rigorous, balanced education in Biology for all our students. We share our offices and laboratories with Physics, Chemistry and Environmental Science Departments in the SRTC and Science Building 1. This close proximity with other disciplines helps foster interdisciplinary research at Portland State University. Teaching and research laboratories are further supported by the Herbarium, Invertebrate and Vertebrate Museums, extremophile DNA and microbial culture collections, an aquatic organism rearing facility, greenhouses and an electron microscope facility. Position Summary This position will work with Biology faculty members and Graduate teaching assistants to prepare laboratory materials for class instruction as well as manage the autoclaves. This will include all main campus lab courses (courses may include topics: zoology, embryology, marine biology, mushrooms, invertebrates, herpetology, ornithology, mammals, plants, evolution, anatomy, newly developed courses, and other Biology topics). Supporting these courses also involves room and equipment upkeep for spaces and materials that support these teaching labs. The majority of work is in the SRTC, VSC, and RLSB buildings on the PSU campus. Minimum Qualifications from Classification -Twelve college credit hours with passing grades in a physical and/or life science, which included laboratory procedures, such as anatomy, biology, botany, chemistry, general science, geology, physics, or zoology; AND -One year of laboratory experience which provided a knowledge of laboratory testing and/or demonstration methods and techniques. Additional Minimum Qualifications for this Position Posses Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Job Classification:

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Salary:

Not Provided Job Requirements

Experience Required:

 At least 1 year

Education Required:

High School Diploma/GED

Minimum Age:

N/A Gender:

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