Job Summary

We seek to hire a Research Technician who will support our team in technical reserach to elucidating the mechanisms of interaction between gut microbiota and brain.

Job Duties

• Work independently in an academic laboratory setting.
• Assist with routine laboratory duties.
• Support research projects under direct supervision of a senior laboratory member.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the research being conducted from a four-year college or university.
• 1 - 2 years of experience in a research lab setting beyond laboratory coursework.
• Experience with basic laboratory techniques and equipment (pipetting, centrifugation, solutions).
• Technical experience with RT-qPCR, ELISA, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and other basic molecular biology and biochemical techniques.
• Comfortable with animal research.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and independently.
• Ability to keep accurate and meticulous records of experimentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mouse models of behavior.
• Technical experience in mouse research.
• Experience in advanced immunocytochemistry, fluorescence, and confocal imaging.

Required Documents

• Resume