Research Lab Technician
About The Position
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at USC Keck School of Medicine is seeking a full-time Research Laboratory Technician. This role supports research studies focused on peptidic effectors of mammalian innate immunity for drug development, under the direction of Principal Investigators. The laboratory utilizes various scientific practices including molecular biology, protein biochemistry, enzyme kinetics, immune signaling pathways, microbiology, and animal models for inflammatory diseases. The technician will perform in vitro (cell culture) and in vivo (rodent) experiments to assess the physiological and molecular effects of peptidic agents, testing a library of synthetic peptides for their immunomodulatory properties in infection and inflammatory disease models. This is a grant-funded position.
Requirements
- Completion of animal tutorial training.
- Certification in general laboratory safety.
- High school or equivalent education.
- Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.
- 6 - 12 months of experience.
- Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience.
- Ability to follow detailed instructions, oral and written.
Nice To Haves
- Previous general scientific laboratory research practices.
- Previous rodent animal handling experience.
Responsibilities
- Performing in vitro (cell culture) and in vivo (rodent) experiments to evaluate physiologic and molecular effects and mechanisms of peptidic agents.
- Testing a library of synthetic peptides for their immunomodulatory properties in infection and inflammatory disease models.
- Assisting in animal experiments including peptide treatments.
- Collecting data for clinical/in-life presentation of disease (i.e., survivability, weight gain/loss, disease severity, mortality, and/or morbidity).
- Collecting post-mortem indicators of disease (i.e., bacterial or fungal burden).
- Obtaining, maintaining, and graphing of data.
- Assisting in the inoculation of rodents with pathogens by intraperitoneal or intravenous injections.
- Assisting in drug treatment or placebos to infected animals.
- Harvesting organs.
- Assisting in collecting blood.
- Enumerating bacterial/fungal load as a function of peptide treatment.
- Maintaining a rodent colony, measuring weights, and recording visual observations in inflammatory disease models.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefit package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
