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The Senior Research Associate 3 supports research activities under the direction of a principle investigator, program director or designee of the principle investigator or program director.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities by collecting and analyzing data.

• Understands and interprets research protocols and procedures.

• Maintains an overview of relevant research findings.

• Ensures all research is undertaken according to good research practice.

• Designs, evaluates, and implements methods and protocols for assigned research projects.

• Recommends purchase of new equipment for research projects.

• Writes scientific articles and manuscripts for publication and presentation.

• Oversees and ensures the safe handling of radioactive and hazardous materials.

• Prepares analytical reports relative to research data.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Master’s Degree in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

Not Applicable

Experience:

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.

• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM

Department Specific Functions

• Work with research group members and support experiments within the NeuroTherapeutics Lab (Dr. Rajguru).

• Carry out data collection and analysis following standard operating procedures established in the lab.

• Use good research practices and support collection, preparation, and analyses of various samples.

• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment following SOP, support maintenance of the lab overall.

• Document all observations and document all protocols and procedures as per guidance provided.

• Adhere to University and laboratory policies

Department Specific Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree minimum in Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences or relevant STEM discipline

Experience:

Working with rodents, carrying out scientific experiments and statistics, knowledge of molecular biology techniques, maintaining animal colonies

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Strict adherence to established protocols

• Experience working in a lab setting

• Design of experiments

• Immunohistochemistry, confocal and fluorescence imaging, dissection and processing of tissue

• Auditory and vestibular physiology, neuroanatomy, and neurophysiology is a plus

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

A10