Description Your Role: Vanderbilt University Medical Center , is accepting applications for our full-time Research Assistant I (Mice Research) for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. In this role and under direct supervision you will support a specified research project(s), collect, assess, and communicate data/results. You will assist in general laboratory operation and inventory. Your time and effort will be spent performing the following activities and roles: - 40% of time performing surgery on mice
- 30% of time, assist with mice behavioral testing, general lab: ordering solvents & reagents, equipment maintenance, maintain lab environment
- 25% of time focusing on mice husbandry, colony maintenance, genotyping, breeding
- 5% of time assisting with regulatory compliance for lab on animal protocols
- position will not have direct human subject contact
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Under supervision, run experiments, assays, and record results
- Read and follow experimental protocols (May include animal handling, tissue culture, etc.)
- Compile and communicate results to supervisor
- Follow University safety protocols (may include use of combustibles, radioactivity, toxic material, and/or carcinogenics)
- Perform calculations involving molarity, % solutions, and serial dilutions
- Prepare and operate equipment in experimental procedures
- May include blood gas analyzer, centrifuge, pH meter, spectrophotometer, autoclave, scintillation counter, electrophoresis unit, analytical balance, etc.
- Maintain and repair equipment according to manufacturer and university guidelines.
- Ensure Laboratory is prepared for experiments
- Maintain inventories,
- Maintain sterile conditions as required
- Prepare reagents
- Clean equipment.
Position Qualifications: Required: - Bachelor's Degree required; prefer degree in psychology, neuroscience or related area.
- Prior clinical research and IRB experience is a plus.
- Appreciates the value of working with animals/mice for research purpose
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