Laboratory Assistant II - Neurosurgery

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health Lab seeks a Lab Assistant II to conduct behavioral training experiments, brain sectioning and histology, and imaging data collection with mice. The role includes scheduling undergraduates for the same work and handling general lab duties with Excel data summaries.

The candidate will participate in weekly lab and center meetings, possess a BS in biology or related field, and have experience with mice and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in biological or related fields.
• Mouse handling and experience with basic behavioral tasks.
• Good PC skills; knowledge of Python, R or Matlab preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility in changing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills.
• Ability to work independently after training with some supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with undergraduate students and lab scientists.
• Ability to learn rapidly and follow through tasks with details.
• Flexibility in working hours when needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral training experiments, brain sectioning and histology, and brain imaging data collection with mice.
• Schedule undergraduate students to run the same experiments.
• Perform general laboratory duties, including generating spreadsheet data summaries in Excel.
• Attend weekly lab and center meetings.

Skills

Mouse handling

Behavioral tasks

PC skills

Python

R

Matlab

Organizational skills

English communication

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Learning quickly

Flexible hours

Education

Bachelor of Science in biological or related fields

Tools

Python

R

Matlab

Excel

Job description

Description

The Lab Asst. II will be conducting behavioral training experiments, brain sectioning and histology, and brain imaging data collection with mice. S/he will be responsible for data collection, for scheduling undergraduate students to run the same experiments, and to perform general laboratory duties, including the generating of spreadsheet data summaries in Excel. S/he will also be required to take part in lab and center meetings each week. A Bachelor of Science degree in biological or equivalent or related fields is required. Experience handling mice is required.

Hourly salary range: 27.54 - 33.13

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in biological or equivalent or related fields
• Mouse handling and some experience with basic behavioral tasks
• Good PC Skills, with ideally some knowledge of python, R or Matlab
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility in responding to changing priorities
• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• Ability to work independently after training and some continued supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with and sustain cooperative working relationships with undergraduate students and lab scientists
• Ability to learn rapidly and follow through tasks with details
• Flexibility in working hours when needed