Lab Helper B

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Hiring Unit:
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Position Summary:

• Assist in cultivating primary cells for the purpose of testing elastic fiber formation under different conditions.
• Assist with the generation of recombinant expression plasmids for elastic fiber proteins and the generation of HEK293 cell clones to recombinantly express the proteins.
• Assist with chromatographic purification of the recombinant proteins.
• Enter data of the mouse colony (genotype, age, etc) into an Microsoft Access database.
• Data entry in our existing laboratory reagent (DNA, protein, cells) database.
• Maintains lab work area in a clean and orderly fashion.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 3 on a scale of 0-4.

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High School Diploma 1 Year Related Experience(AMUSE B) $16.3528 (Part time)2025-11-032025-12-312025-10-08

This position is covered by the AMUSE collective agreement.