University of Virginia Hiring for Lab and Research Technician , Department of Neuroscience at Charlottesville, VA Full Time

The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia seeks a motivated and detail-oriented Lab and Research Technician 2 to perform and assist with laboratory management and experimental procedures in Dr. Elise Cope’s laboratory. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the lab’s animal colony, assisting in animal experiments, conducting immunohistochemical procedures, ordering lab supplies, maintaining lab equipment, and helping to train undergraduate students.

Job responsibilities include:

• Perform similar duties to the Technician 1, such as performing analyses, participating in research or clinical work involving treatment operations and experiments with animals to include care and feeding, cage cleaning and sanitization, and observation during post-operative or treatment periods, and maintaining equipment and apparatuses.
• Coordinate and participate in a variety of routine technical duties by providing assistance to clinical and research staff in testing, determinations, and experiments.
• Assist in evaluating research methods, procedures, and techniques, based on established objectives.
• Provide basic assistance to researchers in manipulating, computing, and analyzing data using specialized statistical computer software.
• May perform certain surgical procedures on small lab animals.
• Assist with training other staff members on procedures; may supervise students or volunteers.
• Assist Principal Investigators and senior staff in developing new strategies and techniques for experimentation.
• Technician 2 employees in Social Sciences and Humanities will provide routine, technical, and administrative support to research projects.
• May contact and coordinate schedules with study subjects, handle information intake, and record and track results.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Associate’s degree

Experience: At least 2 years of lab experience which may include student experience. Bachelor’s degree in related science will be considered in lieu of experience.

Candidates that have previous research experience with rodent models, histology, and confocal microscopy are preferred. The successful candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills and be a self-starter with strong attention to details. Qualified candidates should also possess strong problem-solving skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

This position is located in Charlottesville, VA. This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding, and performance. This is a non-exempt level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position.

To Apply:

Please visit UVA job board at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs and search for “R0049454.”Internal applicants must apply through your Workday Home page, search “Find Jobs,” and search for “R0049454.”

Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV

• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jessica Russo, Recruiting Specialist, at [email protected]

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

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