Research Assistant - Neuroscience Research
Research Assistant - Neuroscience Research
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Job Description
Overview
The Research Assistant I in the Opendak Lab will help with the daytoday operations of the lab including maintaining the animal colony and inventory lists help supervise the work of undergraduates and collect data.
Responsibilities
1. Helps maintain animal colony and order supplies.
2. Perform research techniques protocols and research methods under direction of the PI.
3. Conducts developmental neurobiology experiments and collects data: performs surgeries electrophysiological recordings behavioral experiments tissue processing and data analysis.
4. Develops graphs reports and presentations of project results.
5. Oversee undergraduates in data analysis theory and implementation
6. Perform statistical analyses for projects and reports to level of expertise.
7. Help prepare publications grants presentations and posters based on Opendak Lab research. Present at conferences as assigned.
8. Enhance professional growth and development through conferences educational programs inservice meetings workshops conferences and seminars
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Basic background in neurobiology techniques and ability to learn new skills on the job including: rodent social behavior circuit dissection tools (surgery behavioral assays histology) electrophysiological recordings and analysis (telemetry Spike2 Ethovision Boris) and how to maintain a low stress colony environment for pups
The position requires a solid background in using computers and running experiments. Employee should be proficient with Microsoft Office products such as Excel Power Point Word and Spike2 to help the laboratory meet presentation preparation and reporting goals.
Prior working knowledge in at least one Statistical software (SPSS R or SAS) is preferred
EDUCATION:
Bachelors degree in sciencerelated field (e.g. biology neuroscience psychology biomedical engineering mathematics computer science or physics)
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