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Temporary Lab Technician

Cornell University and Careers
Ithaca, NY Temporary
POSTED ON 12/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/19/2026

Temporary Lab Technician

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Summary

Support lab maintenance tasks including cleaning dishware, maintaining supplies of autoclaved plastics, performing PCR, assisting graduate students and postdocs with Immunology-based projects.


Responsibilities

We are seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Lab Technician to support our research team. Responsibilities include preparing and handling samples, performing routine laboratory tests, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. Ideal candidates should have basic laboratory skills, familiarity with standard equipment, and the ability to follow established procedures. This is a short-term position offering hands-on experience in a collaborative scientific environment.


Requirements

Experience with immunology/biology lab techniques, basic lab maintenance, ability to communicate clearly.


Position Details

Schedule is flexible and expected to be variable, between 20-37.5hr per week, $20/hr, Ithaca.


University Job Title:

Temporary Laboratory/Research Technician


Job Family:

Temporary Technical


Level:

No Grade - Hourly


Pay Rate Type:

Hourly


Pay Range:

Refer to Posting Language


Remote Option Availability:

Onsite


Company:


Contact Name:

Gabriel Gonzalez


Contact Email:

gag95@cornell.edu


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  • Prior relevant work or industry experience

  • Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

  • Unique applicable skills

  • Academic Discipline

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Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.

2025-12-11


About Us

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.

We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including: employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave, flexible work options.

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