Closing Date: August 8th, 2025 at 4:00 PM

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
The Department of Biological Sciences offers 4-year BSc degrees in Marine Biology, Biology, Applied Coastal Ecology, and Biology-Psychology, as well as research-based MSc and PhD degrees in various areas of Biological Sciences. It has 20 faculty members with research expertise in a variety of fields of biology (marine biology, evolution, ecology, physiology, aquaculture, fisheries, environmental biology, and biodiversity), as well as geology, chemistry, and physics.

WHAT WE OFFER

Full-time | Leave Replacement ending May 8, 2026 | Saint John | On-Campus

Standard Work Hours: Mon - Fri | 8:15 am - 4:30 pm | 36.25 hours per week

Additional Working Conditions:

• Ability to work some evenings.
• Willing and able to acquire First Aid training.

Salary Range: $24.07 - $30.11 per hour

YOUR FOCUS

Reporting to the Chair, the Biological Sciences Technician supports undergraduate labs taught in the department, with emphasis on Biology and Chemistry. The team of Biological Sciences Technicians prepares and dismantles lab materials, maintains and inventories all lab equipment and chemicals, maintains living specimens, and provides technical advice to faculty, staff, undergraduate students, and graduate students.

• Review lab procedures with the lab instructor and make any necessary modifications to fit resources and time constraints.
• Check inventory of chemicals, specimens, and other equipment require for each lab.
• Place orders for required materials.
• When necessary, collect and prepare specimens.
• Arrange required safety documents and transportation for off campus excursions.
• Prepare chemical solutions and media.
• Provide necessary hardware and equipment.
• Make chemical waste safe for disposal and clean used hardware such as equipment and glassware.
• Track expenditures related to undergraduate course labs.
• Operation, maintenance, and calibration of equipment such as autoclave, spectrophotometer, chemical fume hoods, multiparameter meter, water bath, compound microscopes, dissection microscopes, analytical balances, electrophoresis chambers, and centrifuges.
• Maintain living invertebrates, and vertebrates to Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) standards.
• Provision of technical advice and assistance to faculty, staff, undergraduate students, and graduate students. As required, provide assistance on field trips.
• Oversee purchasing and inventories of ethyl alcohol used for research and teaching purposes.
• Attend departmental meeting to provide updates and input pertaining to undergraduate teaching labs.
• Develop new undergraduate lab activities
• Provide demonstrations/experiences for visiting student groups
• Apply for funding and purchasing of new equipment for teaching.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chair.

WHAT YOU BRING

• BSc in Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental Science
• 3 years' working experience in a laboratory with a background in Biology and/or Chemistry.

Additional Strengths

• Familiarity with WHMIS/GHS would be considered an asset.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs.
• Excellent communication, organizational and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently and recognize and initiate tasks necessary to the departments' function without supervision.
• Ability to adapt to unscheduled requests for assistance.

WHY CHOOSE UNB?
UNB offers a large variety of benefits for employees, including a full pension, a minimum of three weeks of vacation annually, the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), and dental, life, and health insurance.

CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - LOCAL 3339 (CUPE)
This position is part of the CUPE Local 3339 and falls under the CUPE Collective Agreement.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
The University of New Brunswick is committed to employment equity and fostering diversity within our community and developing an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the broader community that we serve. The University welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals who will help us achieve our goals, including women, visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

We thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.