Research Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Prior hands-on bench/lab experience, ideally with animal tissue or small-animal work
• Good dissection skills and comfort with fine, precise manual tasks
• Dependable and organized, with the ability to take initiative and work with minimal oversight
• A team player who communicates well in a small lab setting

Nice To Haves

• Background in life sciences (BS/BA)
• Prior auditory or sensory biology experience is a plus but not required

Responsibilities

• Perform fine microdissection and short-term culture of adult mouse cochlear tissue
• Conduct survival surgeries (inner ear injections, systemic drug delivery)
• Run auditory function tests (ABR), including on animals following noise exposure
• Use fluorescence microscopy to evaluate hair cell and stereocilia condition
• Keep organized records and assist with data analysis
• Support general lab operations and other ongoing projects as time allows

Benefits

• The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.