Chicago, IL
Research Technician jobs in Chicago, IL
8 open roles from 1 employer. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
What these openings look like
All 8 are at University of Chicago. 7 of the 8 publish a pay range, running $21.63 to $29.33 an hour. The rest do not say. They are a mix of full time and part time. The most recent went up on Oct 5, 2026.
Every listing links to the employer's own application. Nothing is posted here on their behalf, and nothing is reposted from anywhere else.
Open roles
Research Technician
Posted Oct 5 · Verified Oct 6
Research Technician
Posted Oct 5 · Verified Oct 6
Research Technician
Posted Sep 28 · Verified Oct 6
Research Technician
Posted Sep 15 · Verified Oct 6
Research Technician
Posted Sep 4 · Verified Oct 6
Research Technician
Posted Sep 3 · Verified Oct 6
Research, Technician
Posted Aug 28 · Verified Oct 6
Research Technician
Posted Aug 5 · Verified Oct 6
What it pays here
Only some employers publish a range. These are the ones that did, as written in their own postings:
- $50,000–$70,000 a year
- $21.63–$28.85 an hour
- $22.66–$29.33 an hour
What they ask research technician candidates here
Drawn from the 8 open postings on this page. The ones that come up across several employers are near the top.
What bench techniques are you genuinely comfortable running on your own?
What they are checking: An honest inventory of skills, which matters more than a long list.
Tell me about an experiment that failed. What did you check first?
What they are checking: Troubleshooting method, which is most of what a technician does.
What experience do you have with mouse colonies?
What they are checking: The posting names colony maintenance, which many applicants have never done.
How do you keep records so someone else could repeat your work?
What they are checking: Notebook discipline, which decides whether the lab's work survives them leaving.
Tell me about a time you noticed something was wrong with a reagent or a stock.
What they are checking: Whether they pay attention to the materials or assume they are fine.
How do you plan a day with several experiments that have different timings?
What they are checking: Practical scheduling, which is what makes bench work productive.
You realize you made a mistake in a run that a colleague is depending on. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they raise it immediately, which is the only thing that keeps data trustworthy.
How do you keep a shared lab space usable for everyone?
What they are checking: Whether they take responsibility for the common areas, which is most lab friction.
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