Research Technician
About The Position
Scripps College invites applications to a Postbaccalaureate Research Technician position in the Solomon-Lane Laboratory in the Neuroscience Discipline of the Department of Natural Sciences. Research in the lab focuses on the development of social behavior and its regulation by behavioral, endocrine, and neural mechanisms using a fish model system. The NSF-funded project will specifically investigate early-life social experiences and how they shape behavioral phenotype long-term via developmental plasticity in underlying neural mechanisms, including vasopressin and stress axis signaling. This research may involve behavior testing, hormone sample collection and measurement, tissue collection, analysis of neural tissue, data processing, statistical analysis, and scientific writing. While the overall goal is to collect, interpret, and communicate data, a Postbaccalaureate Research Technician's work can be broken down into several, specific duties.
Requirements
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Experience working with Microsoft Office or Google Suite
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and perform work with minimal errors
- Ability to work independently and in teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology, or a related field, or any combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the job.
- At least one year of relevant research experience is required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with one or more relevant scientific techniques (e.g., behavior testing, RNAscope or other histological technique, microscopy, ELISA or LCMS, transcriptomics) is preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Carries out research, develops and implements new laboratory methods and technologies to advance this research project.
- Manages data collected as part of this research project to ensure compliance with federal data management and reporting guidelines.
- Strict compliance with lab protocols, including relevant safety regulations and guidelines, ethical guidelines, and quality control measures.
- Effectively communicate with project PI and other team members using excellent and clear written and verbal communication.
- Represent the college and department by presenting research at scientific meetings, if given the opportunity.
- Collaborates in a leadership role to train, oversee, and coordinate relevant work by undergraduate researchers, together with the project PI.
- Research scientific literature.
- Write scientific manuscripts.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Active support for the College’s Principles of Community and Institutional Values in the performance of job duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
