Lab and Research Technician 2 - Neuroscience

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia is seeking a Lab and Research Technician 2 to support various laboratory research operations within the Department of Neuroscience. The successful candidate will perform technical duties, engage in scientific experiments, and assist researchers with data analysis and animal care in a dynamic environment focused on advancing research.

Benefits

Health benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of lab experience, which may include student experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related science may substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct experiments and provide technical support in the lab.
• Assist in evaluating research methods and procedures.
• Perform care and maintenance of lab animals.

Skills

Technical support

Analytical skills

Animal care

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

The University of Virginia Department of Neuroscience within the School of Medicine seeks to hire a Lab and Research Technician 2 to work in the lab of Dr. Scott Zeitlin.

Lab and Research Technician 2 employees provide increasingly complex technical support for projects and may engage in increasingly complex scientific experiments. May handle more sophisticated administrative and logistical tasks. Lab and Research Technician 2 employees operate under supervision with a degree of independence when following set protocols and procedures.

• 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.

Licensure: None.

Physical Demands

This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation.

The position will remain open until filled. This is a non-exempt, benefitted position.

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

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 apply through the UVA job board, and search for R0070192. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.Complete an application online with the following documents:

• Cover letter

• Curriculum vitae (CV)

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 Jon Freeman, Recruiter, at [e-mail].

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

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.