Department of Microbiology
Faculty of Science
Position number: 37932
Date posted: June 30, 2026
Technician - Tech 3 (AESES)
New Regular Continuing Full-Time (Grant Funded)
Work schedule:
35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
Salary:
$23.13 to $33.29 per hour ($42,096.60 to $60,587.80 per annum)
Expected Start Date
July 8, 2026
For more information please contact: Stephanie Carter - [email protected]
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:
- Bachelors degree in Microbiology or a related area of study is required.
- Masters degree in Microbiology is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with the following is required:
- Pseudomonas genetic manipulation
- Handling (including carrying out genetic manipulations) Acinetobacter, Staphylococcus, and Klebsiella
- NextGen sequencing
- Experience with Geneious software
- PCR, RT-qPCR
- Mutagenesis
- cDNA cloning (ligation- and assembly-based)
- DNA/RNA purification
- Bacterial cell culture
- Electrophoresis (nucleic acids, protein)
- Microscopy (staining, brightfield, fluorescence)
- Bacterial transformation (chemical and electroporation)
- Protein expression, affinity purification, western blotting
- Assay/protocol development
- Data analysis
- Experience writing and editing manuscripts is required.
- Experience with MS Word and PowerPoint is required.
- Experience with MS Excel (data processing and database management) is required.
- Experience troubleshooting basic computer and laboratory equipment issues is required.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Culturing of microbial species, DNA/ RNA extractions, construct and primer design, PCR and RT-qPCR are required.
- Familiarity with processing and analysis of large data sets (genomics) is required.
- Ability to train laboratory personnel including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff is required.
- Ability to work independently within strict timelines is required.
- Ability to deliver research updates to stakeholders is required.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
- Ability to follow detailed protocols is required.
- Ability to innovate and develop methods is required.
- Ability to recognize when protocols need to be adjusted is required.
- Ability to recognize limitations and adjust performance is required.
- Proven ability to multitask effectively is required.
- Experience using spreadsheets and word processing programs is required.
- Ability to be a team player who can work well with others in a laboratory setting is required.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, are required
- Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.
- Determining the molecular mechanisms of action of RND efflux pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
- Fulfills research requirements for a funded grant to study mechanisms of RND pumps.
- Conducts experiments to understand the underlying mechanisms of RND pump activity. This will involve genetic manipulations in P. aeruginosa, phenotypic assays, as well as design and execution of experiments and includes data analysis for genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.
- Manuscript writing.
- Screening of fungi for novel antimicrobials against P. aeruginosa:
- Culturing fungi, screening secondary metabolites against P. aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
- Use of analytical chemistry techniques to identify the antimicrobial
- Other duties as assigned.
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
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