Job Description

Laboratory Technician (Biology)



Job ID: 322857

Location: Glendale Community College

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular


Hiring Salary Range

$19.17 - $23.99/hourly, DOE

Grade

109

Work Schedule

Monday - Thursday, 2pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, 7am - 3:30pm

Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10-hour days (Schedule varies)

 

Work Calendar

10 Months

Maricopa Summary

10 Colleges. Unlimited Opportunities.

The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Home to 10 individually accredited community colleges and 31 satellite locations, we proudly serve students in every corner of the Valley. Each day, our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators, live out our vision- creating excellence in education for a better world.

We focus on people-not profits. 
With 100% acceptance, zero rejections, and affordable tuition, we provide the flexibility and support our students need to succeed in and beyond the classroom. Discover how we're changing college.

We don't just support our community-we help build it.
We are the largest provider of workforce development training in the state. The activities of our colleges and their students support one out of every 28 jobs in Maricopa County. Learn about our economic impact. 

We believe our employees are our most valuable asset.
Our 10 colleges and District Office support nearly 10,000 jobs and careers throughout Greater Phoenix.

Join us in making a real difference in the lives of over 140,000 college students each year.

Benefits

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees' and their families' health and well-being. Therefore, the MCCCD benefits support every stage of life and are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community. Explore the wide range of benefits and perks available to eligible employees at MCCCD:

Affordable and Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• Nationwide Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick Leave, and Personal Time
• 20 Paid Observed Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability plans, with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Pension, including Long Term Disability and Retiree Health Insurance with 100% employer-matching contributions
• Optional Retirement Plans: 403(b), 457(b), Roth 403(b), Roth 457(b)
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Annual Professional Development Funding
• Flexible Work Schedules

Employee Health & Wellness Programs:

• District-Wide Wellness Program with Workshops and Webinars
• Monthly Health & Wellness Calendar and Newsletter
• Virta Diabetes Reversal Program and Support Groups
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services

• Pre-Retirement Planning Events
• Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (potential loan forgiveness for federal Direct Loans after meeting repayment requirements and working full-time for an eligible employer) 

Job Summary

Works with the lab coordinators to plan, prepare, and clean, equipment, materials, and lab spaces used in weekly and lab activities in teaching and research labs. Helps maintain, clean, and organized teaching labs, research labs, and lab prep facility. Prepares, replenishes, stocks, and cleans supplies needed for lab and research activities in a timely manner without duplication in effort. Maintains, repairs, cleans, and properly stores equipment, or reports when professional repairs are needed. Recommends the purchase of supplies and equipment needed for lab and research activities. Enforces safety regulations. Assists with care and maintenance of the greenhouse, plants, and other live specimens. Maintains preserved specimens. Helps support faculty and students in research labs.

Essential Functions

30% Prepares, cleans, and replenishes supplies needed in teaching labs. Works with the lab coordinators to ensure labs are set up prior to the start of the lab period

30% Promptly cleans labs and properly stores equipment after lab activities are completed. Performs routine cleaning and maintenance on equipment before it is stored

20% Supports faculty and students in research labs, including assisting with supplies and equipment, including stocking, and cleaning

10% Maintains live and preserved specimens in labs and the greenhouse

10% Coordinates and communicates with faculty and other lab staff, and performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's Degree from a regionally accredited institution and one year of laboratory experience

such as maintaining equipment, facility space, supplies or other resources used for laboratory

purposes in area of assignment.

OR

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience

as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those

listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation,

may be considered.

Desired Qualifications

A. Lab experience in biology.

B. Completion of a college degree in biology, microbiology, biotechnology or other degrees in biological sciences or completion of college level general biology, chemistry, and microbiology. Must provide unofficial transcripts with application to be considered for review .

C. Experience with the use and maintenance of a wide range of laboratory equipment including microscopes, balances, spectrophotometers, plate readers, autoclaves, centrifuges, glassware washers, or other equipment.

D. Experience with preparation of microbiology media and aseptic techniques.

E. Experience handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.

F. Experience caring for preserved specimens, cadavers, live specimens and plants.

G. One (1) year of relevant full-time MCCCD experience during the previous two years

Special Working Conditions

Medium Work:  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.

Working Conditions:  Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with moderate exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibration, etc.); moderate exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, This job classification description is intended to dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals, blood or other body fluids); moderate

Additional Conditions:

Exposure to human cadaver parts.
Requires work in the evenings and weekends with little supervision.
May require travel between campuses.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application. 

Must provide unofficial transcripts with application to be considered for review . 

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed. 

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered. 

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load) 
• Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Qualified applicants or candidates with disabilities can submit a reasonable accommodation request at any point in the hiring process, and MCCCD's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the ADA Coordinator from the hiring campus location for assistance via email at adasupport@domail.maricopa.edu 

MCCCD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

 

Posting Close Date

Open until filled

First Review will be on July 6, 2026.

Applications received after the review date may not be screened

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.

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