Research Assistant 2

Job description

• Assist with routine laboratory maintenance such as solution making and ordering, and routine animal (rodent) training and care, histological preparation and microscopically verification of brain tissue.
• Assist with experimental procedures such as stereotaxic surgery and behavioral training of rats.
• Must demonstrate careful use of laboratory animals, consistent with approved protocols and regulations provided by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
• Must be able to keep detailed, meaningful records of performed tasks especially as it related to animal care and use.
• Prepare and maintain all research protocol (animal, IBC, Chemical safety, etc) and assist with data management, related to manuscript and grant formatting, and submission.
• Must be able to keep detailed, meaningful records of experimental protocols.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and be able to work with documents without omissions or errors.
• Order supplies and be responsible for maintaing lab inventory and general lab maintenance such as interaction with vendors when equipment repair is needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Bachelor's in relevant field; OR
• Associate's AND 3 years of relevant experience; OR
• 4 years of relevant experience; OR
• Equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Prior laboratory experience with basic skills including using pipettes, balance meter, and making solutions/dilutions.
• Excellent computer & organizational skills.
• Critical thinking skills and ability to follow instructions.
• Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, mathematics, or biology.
• Experience with programming.
• Experience with handling rodents.
• Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, mathematics, or biology.
• Experience with programming.
• Experience with handling rodents.