Research Technician

Scripps College

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Scripps College invites applications to a 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 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

Designs methodologically sound scientific research experiments aligned with the research objectives of a federally funded research project.
Leads the execution of research experiments, including direct supervision of undergraduate researchers, anticipating potential challenges, navigating challenges that arise, and managing resources effectively.
Leads researching and implementing 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.
Successfully manages multiple, concurrent experiments and other research tasks, and appropriately prioritizes them according to project timelines and due dates of deliverables.
Strict compliance with lab protocols, including relevant safety regulations and guidelines, ethical guidelines, and quality control measures.
Ensures strict compliance by undergraduate researchers contributing to the project.
Manages the fish facility, including maintaining compliance for internal and external regulatory agencies (IACUC) and managing all other personnel who carry out research with the fish and/or contribute to animal care.
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.
Serves in a leadership role to train, oversee, and coordinate work of undergraduate researchers, together with the project PI.
Research scientific literature.
Write scientific manuscripts.
Active support for the College’s Principles of Community and Institutional Values in the performance of job duties.