Laboratory Research Technician

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

The Laboratory Research Technician is located in the Besheer Lab at the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies. The Laboratory Research Technician will facilitate and conduct research focused on examining the neurobiological processes that underlie addiction. The successful candidate will be performing standardized procedures that are used in behavioral pharmacological research, including the daily conduct of behavioral experiments in rats. The candidate must be capable of working independently, and also as part of a team. Another primary component of the Laboratory Research Technician position is to assist in conducting molecular analyses that will complement the behavioral studies. A third primary component of this position is to assist with maintaining the computer-generated data and to conduct standardized data analysis and graphing using computer software. The Laboratory Research Technician will be required to keep detailed and accurate records of experimental test procedures and results, and present results to the PI. The employee will also assist with maintaining budgets, ordering laboratory supplies and keeping accurate inventory.

Requirements

• Candidate must be capable of working independently, and also as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and conduct research focused on examining the neurobiological processes that underlie addiction.
• Perform standardized procedures that are used in behavioral pharmacological research, including the daily conduct of behavioral experiments in rats.
• Assist in conducting molecular analyses that will complement the behavioral studies.
• Assist with maintaining the computer-generated data and to conduct standardized data analysis and graphing using computer software.
• Keep detailed and accurate records of experimental test procedures and results, and present results to the PI.
• Assist with maintaining budgets, ordering laboratory supplies and keeping accurate inventory.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed