Research Assistant 2

• 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 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.