Laboratory Research Assistant
Miami University College of Education, Health and Society
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Oxford • Ohio • United States
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About the role
- Provide project management and technical support for ongoing research projects
- Perform rodent behavioral testing, develop data collection processes, and conduct data analyses
- Independently summarize analyses of data and produce technical reports of findings for assigned projects
- Manage our rodent colony and provide critical, acute, and post-operative care support and monitoring of experimental animals and report health problems to veterinary staff and to the Primary Investigator
- Contributes to scholarly papers, conference presentations, and other professional documents for publication or dissemination
- Provide support and assistance in rodent surgical procedures, and conduct them independently
- Assure compliance with all state and federal research guideline, as well as experimental protocols and SOPs
- Responsible for the overall training and orientation of all technical laboratory functions for lab staff, faculty, collaborating investigators, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students
- May contribute to reports and manuscripts as a co-author.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Biology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field by date of appointment
- Formal coursework or training in research methodology and/or neuroscience
- Research experience with animals.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
Bachelor’s degree