Research Technician I - Psychiatry - Behavioral Medicine - Levin Lab
About The Position
The Levin Lab conducts neurobehavioral research with rats and zebrafish to determine the short and long-term effects of drug and environmental chemical effects on sensorimotor, emotional, cognitive and social behavior. The technician with work with Dr. Levin, trainees, and collaborators with the exposure of the animal subjects to the drugs and environmental chemicals and assessment of the effects on behavior using observational ad computerized video tracking. The behavioral effects will be related to neural effects with collaborators analyzing brain tissue samples gathered by the Levin lab. The purpose of this research is to determine the neurobehavioral risks of environmental toxicant exposure, particularly during development. In addition, we conduct the impact of paternal chemical and drug exposure before conception on neurodevelopmental development in the offspring.
Requirements
- Minimum education requirements: work requires an Associate's degree in botany, biology, zoology, psychology or other science related scientific field.
- Minimum experience requirements: none required above education/training requirement
Nice To Haves
- Experience with laboratory animal research.
- Experience working with rats and zebrafish.
- Expertise with rodent surgery and tissue gathering.
- Expertise with laboratory preparation of dosing solutions
- Expertise with Microsoft Word and Excel
Responsibilities
- Conduct drug self-administration tests of lab animals (zebrafish and rats) and administer test compounds; collect and maintain data.
- Conduct behavioral testing of lab animals with tasks including subcutaneous injections, attention tasks, radial arm maze, figure-8 maze, elevated plus maze, Novel Object Recognition, Novel Environment Suppressed feeding, Righting Reflex and Negative Geotaxis; collect and maintain data.
- Determine and set up instruments, material and apparatus and operate lab equipment required for specific project. Clean and maintain equipment. Make test compounds required for a project’s behavioral testing.
- Perform various surgeries (jugular vein catheterization, osmotic pump implantation)
Benefits
- Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family- friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
