Research Assistant 2

McGill University • Montreal, QC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The research assistant will be involved in research aimed at understanding how dopamine circuits are affected in mouse models of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. The candidate will be responsible for designing and performing experimental procedures aimed investigating how the synaptic structure and activity of dopamine neurons is altered in disease models using in vivo calcium imaging, behavioural analysis, confocal and super-resolution microscopy. To achieve these goals, the candidate will be expected to provide new ideas and suggestions by reading the literature related to this project. Example of experimental procedures include optimizing new circuit labeling approaches, developing novel behavioural paradigms, and generating new transgenic mouse models. The incumbent is expected to quantify, analyze, and present experiment results at lab meetings or in peer-reviewed publications. Based on intellectual contribution, the research assistant will be given the opportunity to be an author on any publication that will derive from the work performed. In addition to performing these experiments, the candidate will be involved in the maintenance of our mouse colony (e.g. breeding, weaning, and genotyping), ordering, and providing technical guidance and training to undergraduate students.

Requirements

• Masters Degree
• Authorized to work in Canada
• Willing to work in the province of Quebec
• English communication skills (verbal and written) at level 3 on a scale of 0-4.

Responsibilities

• Designing and performing experimental procedures to investigate how synaptic structure and activity of dopamine neurons are altered in disease models.
• Utilizing in vivo calcium imaging, behavioural analysis, confocal and super-resolution microscopy.
• Providing new ideas and suggestions by reading relevant literature.
• Optimizing new circuit labeling approaches.
• Developing novel behavioural paradigms.
• Generating new transgenic mouse models.
• Quantifying, analyzing, and presenting experiment results at lab meetings or in peer-reviewed publications.
• Maintaining the mouse colony (breeding, weaning, genotyping).
• Ordering supplies.
• Providing technical guidance and training to undergraduate students.

Benefits

• Hourly Salary: $32.15

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level