Posting Number: req27601
Department: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Location: Tucson Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy invites applicants to apply to join our team as a Research Technician III. This position will provide advanced technical support for preclinical neuroscience research involving genetically modified mouse models. Primary responsibilities include, independently organizing and maintaining breeding colonies, performing genotyping, and coordinating animal study schedules under established protocols. Conducting approved animal procedures and tissue collection, maintaining complete experimental records, troubleshooting technical issues, and training laboratory personnel in authorized techniques. Position is primarily on-site due to animal care and experimental responsibilities.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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Duties & Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40
Job FTE: 1.0
Work Calendar: Fiscal
Job Category: Research
Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay: $18.15 - $22.69
Compensation Type: hourly rate
Grade
4
Compensation Guidance
The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.
Career Stream and Level
OC3
Job Family
Research & Lab
Job Function
Research
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Contact Information for Candidates
Xinglong Wang I XWang@pharmacy.arizona.edu
Open Until Filled: Yes
Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.
Department: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Location: Tucson Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy invites applicants to apply to join our team as a Research Technician III. This position will provide advanced technical support for preclinical neuroscience research involving genetically modified mouse models. Primary responsibilities include, independently organizing and maintaining breeding colonies, performing genotyping, and coordinating animal study schedules under established protocols. Conducting approved animal procedures and tissue collection, maintaining complete experimental records, troubleshooting technical issues, and training laboratory personnel in authorized techniques. Position is primarily on-site due to animal care and experimental responsibilities.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Independently manage multiple mouse colonies: plan breeding crosses to meet study needs; monitor breeding performance, births, weaning, health and aging cohorts; identify and track animals; collect samples and perform PCR genotyping; maintain accurate colony databases and coordinate animal availability with research staff.
- Troubleshoot breeding and colony-management problems and communicate issues promptly.
- Perform and coordinate animal experiments under approved IACUC protocols, including handling and restraint, drug preparation and administration by approved injection routes, anesthesia and perioperative monitoring, approved survival or nonsurvival surgical procedures, and behavioral testing.
- Monitor animal welfare, document procedures, and recognize and escalate complications.
- Collect tissues and biological specimens at defined experimental endpoints using approved euthanasia and dissection methods.
- Perform perfusion and brain/spinal cord and peripheral tissue dissections as required; process, label, preserve, inventory, and transfer specimens for histology, molecular assays and other analyses.
- Maintain sample traceability and accurate experimental records.
- Coordinate day-to-day animal study logistics: schedule breeding, aging cohorts, treatments, surgeries and tissue collections; prepare supplies and maintain equipment and inventories; record observations and experimental results; troubleshoot technical workflows; and work with veterinary and animal-care personnel to maintain protocol compliance and research continuity.
- Train and guide students and junior laboratory personnel in mouse handling, breeding records, genotyping, injections, specimen collection, aseptic technique and documentation, as authorized.
- Reinforce laboratory standard operating procedures, animal welfare practices and required training records; identify opportunities to improve reproducibility and workflow efficiency.
- Train and guide students and junior laboratory personnel in mouse handling, breeding records, genotyping, injections, specimen collection, aseptic technique and documentation, as authorized.
- Reinforce laboratory standard operating procedures, animal welfare practices and required training records; identify opportunities to improve reproducibility and workflow efficiency.
- Ability to provide advanced mouse breeding and colony recordkeeping; PCR genotyping; animal handling, injections, aseptic procedures and tissue collection.
- Ability to provide careful scheduling and sample tracking; independent technical troubleshooting; clear communication; animal welfare, IACUC protocol compliance and documentation.
- Ability to guide and train junior staff.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma is required.
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience.
- Strongly preferred: extensive hands-on mouse colony management, genotyping, animal procedures and tissue collection.
- All required IACUC and institutional animal training and protocol authorizations must be completed before independent procedures.
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40
Job FTE: 1.0
Work Calendar: Fiscal
Job Category: Research
Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay: $18.15 - $22.69
Compensation Type: hourly rate
Grade
4
Compensation Guidance
The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.
Career Stream and Level
OC3
Job Family
Research & Lab
Job Function
Research
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Contact Information for Candidates
Xinglong Wang I XWang@pharmacy.arizona.edu
Open Until Filled: Yes
Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.