Research Technician -Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Tufts University•Grafton, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Comparative Pathobiology provides foundational veterinary medical education, supports a diverse portfolio of research programs, and provides expertise in laboratory animal medicine and diagnostic pathology. Our teaching includes pre-clinical veterinary courses (e.g., Clinical Skills, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Organ Systems and Pathophysiology, General Pathology, Pharmacology, Clinical Pathology, Urinary Diseases, Endocrine Diseases, Gastrointestinal Diseases) and a clinical rotation (Pathology), as well as specialized graduate courses. Our research is often cross-disciplinary in the biomedical sciences, in areas including neuroscience, animal models of disease, infectious disease, ocular oncology, autoimmune disease, and reproductive biology, as well as veterinary education and pedagogy. Faculty who support the Cummings Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory provide diagnostic anatomic and clinical pathology services to the small and animal hospitals at Cummings School as well as outside organizations.

Requirements

BA or BS with specialization in neuroscience, biology, chemistry, and/or psychology.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with laboratory animals is preferred.
Experience in behavioral testing and molecular biology is preferred.

Responsibilities

Data collection and management for studies involving behavioral and molecular neuroscience endpoints.
Behavioral testing.
Animal procedures and tissue collection.
Molecular biology techniques.
Laboratory organization and maintenance.
Inventory management.
Animal husbandry.
Molecular neuroscience data collection and analysis (qPCR, westerns, immunohistochemistry, ELISAs).
Behavioral neuroscience data collection and analysis (stereotaxic surgery, operant conditioning, tissue harvesting).
General laboratory and animal colony management.