Researcher 1 - Neuroscience

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in psychology, Neuroscience, or other related field or a combo of education and work experience to equal 4 years.

Prior experience handling and working with animals.

Preferred:
Experience with rodent behavior testing and/or transgenic mouse colony maintenance in a laboratory setting.

Experience with Excel, AnyMaze, and/or MedAssociates software.

60% Conduct assigned behavioral testing and assessment in mice. Maintain laboratory notebook and assist with data processing.

30% Assist with maintenance of transgenic mouse colonies including help with weaning, tagging, genotyping, tissue processing, and database maintenance.

10% Perform routine maintenance in the Mouse Behavior core, which includes prepping solutions, cleaning/maintaining equipment, possibly moving equipment as needed. Housekeeping tasks such as cleaning rooms, flushing eye washes, etc.

The goal of the Mouse Behavior Core is to provide the highest quality assessment of the neurological status and specific behaviors in mice for investigators who use murine models to address questions about basic biology or disease in the CNS.

Our facility was established to consolidate, centralize and standardize mouse behavioral testing in order to lower the barriers to integrating behavioral studies, foster innovation, and facilitate collaboration. The Core Director is Dr. Erin Lind.

The Core provides consultation of project design, test selection and data analysis, access to and training on behavioral equipment, and full-service testing performed by experienced core staff. Following an initial consultation, a PI may decide to have testing performed by dedicated, experienced Core staff or to have members of the investigator's own lab trained to run the tests of interest.

Currently, we offer support for running a wide range of tests including assays of neuromotor function (e.g. activity, coordination and gait analysis), affective behavior (anxiety, depression, addiction), and cognition (reference and working memory, instrumental and spatial navigation tasks). We also offers assistance with transgenic colony maintenance and can perform select surgical services as needed. With two sites (Wallin Medical Bioscience Building and Jackson Hall), there are ample and highly accessible opportunities for researchers to utilize core resources to expand the scope of their investigations.

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• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

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