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Research Technician, Psychology and Neuroscience

Employer
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Location
North Carolina, United States
Closing date
17 Jun 2019

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Academic Discipline
Psychology, Social Sciences
Job Type
Research Related, Research Support
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Description

Dr. Staci Bilbo’s Developmental Neuroimmunology Lab at Duke University (bilbolab.com) is looking to hire a full-time Research Technician II. The lab has a focus on the area of neuroendocrine-immune interactions and their role in motivated behavior, using laboratory rats and mice as a model organisms. Research projects are aimed at exploring the mechanisms by which innate CNS immune cells, primarily microglia, and their products such as cytokines and chemokines, influence both normal and abnormal brain development, and their implications for behavioral outcomes later in life, including cognition, affect, and addiction. We use a variety of behavioral, cellular, and molecular techniques; including the use of genetically modified animals and behavioral testing (e.g., learning,memory, anxiety, depression, & addiction); in vivo surgical techniques; ex vivo glial cell cultures; endpoint tissue collection and processing (e.g., flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, ELISAs, Westerns, qPCR); and image analysis (e.g., light, confocal, and electron microscopy).

Duties: The applicant will be involved in several projects and will be expected to perform both live animal (e.g. rodent handling and husbandry, genotyping and colony management, and behavioral assays) and molecular and cell cellular wet lab assays, along with data analysis and presentation. 

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree and basic computer skills (proficient Excel skills are needed and SPSS/statistical software knowledge is a plus).
  • Prior animal handling experience and basic bench work proficiency are also required.
  • High motivation, commitment, and superb organizational skills are a must, as the position requires simultaneously overseeing several projects.

Preference will be given to those with prior related research experiences and/or an interest in future research. The position is to start in early June and a one-year commitment is requested (with the possibility of contract renewal). This position includes the opportunity to pursue a variety of research opportunities that can result in authorship on academic publications. Interested applicants should include a CV/Resume and the names and contact information for at least two references.

Location Durham

Duke Entity UNIVERSITY

Job Family Level 08

Full Time / Part Time FULL TIME

Regular / Temporary Regular

Shift First/Day

Minimum Qualifications

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex,sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Education

Work requires a bachelor's degree in botany, biology, zoology,psychology or other directly related scientific field.

Experience

None required above education/training requirement.OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

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