Laboratory Assistant

$64,725 - $70,396 + 17% Superannuation
- Full time, Continuing position (37.5hours per week)
- Onsite parking, generous super, and opportunities for career development

**Job Reference: 891808**

Are you a dynamic individual ready to make a meaningful impact in a flexible and mobile role? Curtin Medical School is actively seeking bright and motivated Laboratory Assistants to support our Microbiology discipline within our technical team. This is your chance to contribute to the success of our teaching programs and be an integral part of our vibrant community.

**Your new role**

As a Laboratory Assistant, you will assist and collaborate with senior laboratory staff to provide technical and hands-on support to diverse teaching programs in the Faculty of Health Science. You will play a pivotal part in supporting Microbiology and other disciplines within the broader technical team, contributing to the success of our dynamic teaching programs.

This position may support a wide range of teaching activities across the Faculty and Curtin Medical School but will be based in the discipline of Microbiology. As a Laboratory Assistant working as a member of our team, your role will involve:

- Assisting team members with the overall presentation of laboratory practical classes for the Health Sciences teaching program
- Collecting, preparing, cleaning and sorting laboratory glassware and equipment.
- Organising, label, restock and maintain laboratory inventory and consumables.
- Setting up facilities and preparing laboratory/field resources in readiness for teaching and research activities, including setting up classes, collection and preparation of specimens, as applicable.
- With training, operate sterilisation equipment such as autoclaves and glassware washing and drying equipment.
- Other routine tasks associated with the support of laboratory classes within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

**Role Requirements**:
**About Curtin Medical School**

The Curtin Medical School (CMS) is one of four schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The School was formed in 2021 by the merger of the Curtin Medical School, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Medical Radiation Sciences. The school trains a range of health professionals through accredited BSc courses. This position is within the CMS but may work in related areas across the faculty.

**About Curtin University**

We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

**What We Offer You**

Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more. For more information, check out our benefits page

**Join Us**

**If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach your u**pdated Resume and Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience as relates to the below selection criteria**:

- Completion of Year 12 with relevant work experience.
- Experience in a Microbiology laboratory environment preferred.
- Good communication skills with a strong desire to work as part of a team.
- Good organisational skills and an ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
- A moderate level of physical fitness commensurate with the manual handling work requirements of the role.
- A commitment to providing a safe and high-quality learning experience for our students.
- A current “C” class WA driver’s licence is desirable.
- Experience and/or training in the use of Autoclaves and sterilisation techniques is desirable.

**Applications close: 29 January, Wednesday, 2025.**
- Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert._