Temporary Hourly - Part-time Research, Physiology and Cell Biology
University of Nevada Reno•Reno, NV
•Onsite
About The Position
The Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno is seeking a temporary, hourly Research Technician to join a biomedical research laboratory. This role supports research focused on understanding the mechanistic basis of neurovascular coupling in both health and disease, contributing to ongoing studies and laboratory operations.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail and organization skills
- Willingness to learn new techniques and work with animals
Nice To Haves
- Prior research experience with small animal handling or surgical techniques
- Experience with dissection, microinjections
- Familiarity with microscopy
Responsibilities
- Laboratory administration support
- Manage lab inventory and ordering of supplies
- Assist with regulatory compliance (e.g., biosafety, IACUC)
- Maintain lab documentation, SOPs, and training records
- Assist with onboarding and training of new lab members
- Animal colony management
- Maintain and organize mouse breeding colonies
- Performing weaning, sexing, and genotyping of transgenic lines
- Conduct ear notching and tissue collection for genotyping
- Coordinate sample submission for third-party genetic analysis
- Perform euthanasia and tissue harvesting in accordance with approved IACUC protocols
- Experimental Support
- Assist with in vivo and ex vivo experiments
- Support data collection, entry, and basic statistical analysis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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