Research Laboratory Technician Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of research laboratory technician. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for research intelligence support to the Office of Research leadership including the design, development, and implementation of interactive data visualizations.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Operate 3D printing machines, furnaces
• Proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel
• Experience with chemical and mechanical performance testing, materials development
• Experience performing aquatic, benthic and terrestrial toxicity testing, standard biodegradation testing
• Familiarity with the principals of Good Laboratory Practices
• Experience with report writing, particularly for regulatory submissions and chromatographic data systems
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products--Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook
• Previous experience with automated environmental monitoring systems, statistical packages and chromatographic data systems is also preferred

I would like to submit my application for the research laboratory technician opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for oral and written summaries of research findings with regular communications with the PI and the research group.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Contribute to writing SOPs for laboratory tasks and equipment
• Keep equipment calibration records
• Generate ideas that improve the safety, efficiency and overall effectiveness of the laboratory
• Maintain laboratory safety equipment and lab hygiene standards
• Preparation of media, tissue culture and assays reagents
• Experience in cell culture techniques including culture, maintenance and storage of mammalian cell lines is highly preferred
• Familiarity with exercise physiology, experience evaluating muscle performance, and supervision of resistance exercise training are also preferred
• Minimum of 18 months of related research experience

I am excited to be applying for the position of research laboratory technician. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for research support to a variety of sponsor and research based projects including design, development, integration and implementation activities in support of network systems and security.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience maintaining documentation in MS Word and Excel
• Able to order, install, and update computers
• Experience working collaboratively with various departments and outside vendors
• Understanding of technical aspects of electronic equipment, its operation, repair and maintenance
• Experience using diagnostic equipment such as volt meters and oscilloscopes
• Experience performing high complexity maintenance and repair on analytical equipment
• Experience maintaining biology equipment
• BSc in Chemistry, Polymer Science or related field

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the research laboratory technician position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for expertise in implementation research and advise internal and external stakeholder about the development of implementation research proposals and protocols.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience with Life Critical Standards
• Experience with lab-scale heavy lab equipment
• Basic techniques such as sterile pipetting and simple scientific calculations
• Comfortable use of scripting (VBS, bash)
• Work with the Scientist to design, prepare, and optimize formulations
• Carry out laboratory work independently, from formulation to application testing
• Operate and maintain pilot scale mixing equipment
• Generate and record data from laboratory evaluations

In response to your job posting for research laboratory technician, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for intensive mentoring and training of graduate students and senior research staff; uses national network to identify high caliber research talent.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of 12 months of experience supervising animal breeding colonies
• Minimum of 12 months of experience with animal handling, animal dissection, dna/rna/protein extraction, PCR, and western blotting
• Minimum of 12 months of experience in troubleshooting research protocols and designing experiments
• High motivation to work in an international, fast-paced environment
• Tissue culture and FACS experience is an asset
• Friendly, collaborative, and pro-active mindset
• Experience in immunology lab work and data analysis
• Good knowledge of molecular biology, cell culture and immunological and genome editing methods