Research Technician - Journey

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary:

The primary function of this position is to assist the Principal Investigator and members of the laboratory with experiments involving molecular biology, animal behavior, biochemistry, electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry. The technician will be expected to prepare buffers and dilutions, perform histological protocols, perform surgery, conduct basic data analysis, assist with lab and equipment maintenance and maintain rodent colonies. Training will be provided.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Management Preferences:

Experience with:

• Behavioral assays
• Perfusions,
• Mouse stereotaxic surgeries & brain extractions
• Mouse colony maintenance
• Confocal microscopy

Special Physical/Mental Requirements :

Ability to work with animals.