Research Asst III
About The Position
Temple University's School of Medicine is searching for a Research Assistant! Salary Range: $26.98/hr. A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary, including job duties, the applicant’s education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget, and funding source. Become a part of the Temple family and you will have access to the following: Full medical, dental, vision coverage Paid time off 9 Federally Observed Paid Holidays 3 Personal Days Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE A generous retirement plan and so much more! Position Summary: Conducting in vivo operant self-administration studies in rats to assess effects of glutamate release inhibitors and transport activators on methamphetamine (METH) self-administration. This includes conducting surgeries to implant catheters into the jugular vein of rats and conducting behavioral experiments to assess effects on METH intake, reinforcing strength, extinction, and relapse-like behaviors. Job Details: This is a grant funded position
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree degree emphasis on neuroscience, biology, and clinical psychology and possesses some directly related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Experience with drug abuse liability assessments and surgical procedures
- Experience with the behavioral assays including locomotor, self-administration, conditioned place preference, forced swim assay, elevated plus maze assay
- Experience with cellular techniques especially qPCR to test mRNA levels of different neurochemical markers in the glutamate and cytokine systems.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing rat self-administration data includes METH intake, reinforcing efficacy, and relapse-like behaviors.
- Analyzing rat self-administration data using Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism. This includes statistical analysis using ANOVA and post-hoc tests such as Dunnett’s and Tukey’s analysis. It also includes preparation of graphs for publication purposes using Prism and PowerPoint.
- Interpretating rat self-administration results involving the effects of glutamatergic drugs on METH self-administration behaviors.
- Preparing manuscripts for publication including writing up Methods and Results sections for manuscripts.
Benefits
- Full medical, dental, vision coverage
- Paid time off
- 9 Federally Observed Paid Holidays
- 3 Personal Days
- Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE
- A generous retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
