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LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 2 or 3

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LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 2 or 3

Salary

$2,123.00 - $3,822.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

117140

Department

LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr.

Opening Date

11/17/2025

Closing Date

11/30/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (http://www.pbrc.edu/) , a world-renowned academic research institute of Louisiana State University, is seeking a Lab Tech Assistant 1, 2, or 3 in the Comparative Biology Laboratory.

The Lab Tech Assistant will perform daily husbandry duties (husbandry duties includes handling the animals, providing fresh food & water and cleaning soiled cages on a weekly basis) for live laboratory animals. Must follow all state and federal regulations regarding the care and use of laboratory animals at this facility.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

+ Accepting Direction:T he ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

+ Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

+ Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.

Minimum Qualifications

Laboratory Technical Assistant 2

One year of experience as a phlebotomist, EKG/ECG technician, pulmonary technician, or respiratory care technician, or in the care, preparation or handling of laboratory specimens, animals, or cadavers; OR

An associate’s degree in medical technology, nursing, clinical laboratory science, or a biological, physical, or chemical science; OR

Certification as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every six semester hours earned from an accredited college or university in any of the biological, physical, chemical, or agricultural sciences will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=117140) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As a Lab Tech Assistant, you will:

+ Ensure standard of care for research animals such as rats and mice.

+ Understand and follow animal husbandry requirements mandated by law to maintain health status of different animal species and strains.

+ Basic technical skills to give medical treatments to animals including reading and understanding medical terms, injection of drugs, and simple dilution rates for dosing.

+ Understand the importance of and be able to monitor environmental conditions including understand security control measures. Requires ability to strictly follow security standards, read minimum/maximum thermometers, document temperature and humidity conditions.

+ Set up breeding colony, segregate pregnant animals, maintain production records and census.

+ Observe animals, be able to distinguish subtle abnormalities, and document findings of bodily appearance, function, discharges, etc.

+ Handle and restrain animals through use of gentle, quick, and proper handling techniques.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type : Probational

Career Progression: This position is part of a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule: Work hours are 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday. Weekends are required on a rotation schedule. Holidays are also required as needed.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

+ Lab Tech Assistant 2 - Minimum $12.25 per hour

+ Lab Tech Assistant 3 - Minimum $13.11 per hour

+ There is Premium Pay of $1.00 for each hour worked in addition to regular rate of pay.

How to Apply:

Click this link or copy and paste into a new tab to be directed to the application portal -https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/job/Laboratory-Technical-Assistant---Animal-Care\_R00109558. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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