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University of Houston

Research Tech Supervisor - Biology Department

🇺🇸 Houston, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $49K - $56K

💻 Research

🗓️ August 20th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Houston is hiring a Research Tech Supervisor for the Biology Department. The role involves overseeing daily lab operations, managing research records, ensuring compliance with safety and animal care regulations, performing amphibian physiology research tasks like animal husbandry, histological procedures, and hormone assays, and training lab users while assisting with data analysis and presentation.

Highlights

  • Supervise daily operations of amphibian physiology research laboratory.
  • Perform calibration, maintenance, and repair of lab instrumentation and equipment.
  • Prepare samples, conduct histological procedures, and perform hormone assays such as ELISAs.
  • Manage research records and ensure compliance with environmental health, safety, and animal care regulations.
  • Train and orient lower-level employees and lab users.
  • Coordinate experimental schedules and assist with data collection, analysis, and presentation.
  • Use effective management techniques and adapt procedures to meet special research needs.
  • Salary range: $49,400 - $56,200.
  • Requires an Associate's Degree with 5 years of experience; education may be considered in lieu of experience and vice versa.
  • Experience in amphibian physiology and environmental stress responses research preferred.

Research Tech Supervisor - Biology Department Full Description


 | Department: Biology
| Salary: $49,400 - $56,200
| Description: Provides assistance and expertise in various areas of research such as calibration of instrumentation, equipment maintenance and repair, preparation of samples for testing, monitoring of safety equipment and procedures, development and fabrication of prototype equipment, recording of test results, and basic analyses of data.

1. Ensures experiments are preformed according to specification.
2. May make practical technical recommendations to changes in procedures, equipment, or prototype design.
3. Applies a mastery of skills adapting techniques, tools, or procedures to meet special needs.
4. Understands and uses effective management techniques.
5. Adapts procedure to meet special needs.
6. Receives general supervision.
7. Orients and trains lower-level employees.

The Research Tech Supervisor will oversee daily operations of a research laboratory focused on amphibian physiology and environmental stress responses. Responsibilities include maintaining and organizing laboratory equipment and supplies, managing research records, and ensuring compliance with environmental health and safety and animal care regulations. The position involves direct animal husbandry and care, preparation and execution of histological procedures, and conducting hormone assays (e.g., ELISAs). Additional duties include training lab users, coordinating experimental schedules, and assisting with data collection, analysis, and presentation. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively are essential.

Experience will be considered in lieu of education.
Education will be considered in lieu of experience. Position is Grant Funded. 

MQ: Associates Degree with 5 years experience.
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