Junior/ Assistant Specialist - Sohal lab

The Sohal lab in the Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Junior or Assistant Specialist position. This individual will assist with research in the Sohal lab including both research and lab management activities. Research activities could include mouse behavioral assays combined with physiological recordings and/or optogenetics, stereotactic survival surgeries, perfusions, and histology/microscopy. Lab management tasks include mouse colony management / genotyping / husbandry, ordering supplies, and ensuring protocol compliance.

Required Qualifications:

• Junior Specialist - Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Assistant Specialist - Master's degree, or a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with mouse behavioral assays combined with physiological recordings and/or optogenetics, stereotactic survival surgeries, perfusions, and histology/microscopy, and lab management tasks including mouse colony management / genotyping / husbandry, ordering supplies, and ensuring protocol compliance.

Applicants must apply online with a CV. Required qualifications must be met by time of hire. Application materials must list pending qualifications. See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $55,000 - $70,700.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).