Neuroscience Research Specialist: Brain & Movement

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

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Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Research Specialist to join the Hantman lab. You will train mice in skilled movements, record neural activity, and help manipulate brain activity to study developmental disorder models.

The role involves mouse husbandry, training, surgery, histology, and data preprocessing under senior mentorship. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in biology/neuroscience or related field, strong attention to detail, and a genuine interest in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience with laboratory animal handling is preferred.
• Ability to perform mouse surgery and histology procedures.

Responsibilities

• Handle and care for mice in the lab.
• Train mice for reaching and grasping tasks.
• Perform mouse surgery and histology.
• Preprocess behavioral and neural data.
• Collaborate with senior lab members on Angelman, Dup15q, Rett, and Autism models.

Skills

Mouse handling

Lab techniques

Behavioral neuroscience

Data preprocessing

Mice training

Surgical preparation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biology/neuroscience/related

Tools

Histology equipment

Surgical tools

Python/R

Job description

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Research Specialist to join the Hantman lab. You will train mice in skilled movements, record neural activity, and help manipulate brain activity to study developmental disorder models.

The role involves mouse husbandry, training, surgery, histology, and data preprocessing under senior mentorship. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in biology/neuroscience or related field, strong attention to detail, and a genuine interest in