Lab Tech - McMahon Lab
UVA Health
•Onsite
About The Position
The McMahon Lab in the Neuroscience Department is looking for a Lab Tech 2 to support the lab in their projects studying neurodegeneration, epilepsy, and fundamental neuromodulation of synaptic transmission, across several brain regions.
Requirements
- Associate's degree required; may accept equivalent combination of experience, education, certification in lieu of degree.
- 2+ years of lab experience which may include student experience.
Responsibilities
- Specialize in lab and/or other research methods and equipment functions specific to Principal Investigators and/or labs.
- Demonstrate expertise in troubleshooting problems and recommending solutions.
- Perform a variety of tests requiring a high degree of proficiency.
- Assist in evaluation of research methods, procedures, and techniques based on established objectives.
- May perform small animal surgery.
- Provide basic assistance to researchers in manipulating, computing, and analyzing data using specialized statistical computer software.
- Evaluate experiment results using statistical and multivariate analyses.
- Research, compile, and maintain complex statistical, numerical, and computerized reports.
- Perform library and literature research.
- Assist in instructing lab academic sections in lab methods, procedures, and safety.
- Explain work instructions and may adapt general methods and procedures in order to meet the needs of the research.
- Assist in training other staff members on procedures.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Benefits
- full-time benefited position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
