Research Technician 2-Anatomy & Neurobiology

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 21,707 - 30,916; Full time

Job summary

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is seeking a Research Technician 2 to conduct various research tasks including mouse husbandry and behavior testing. The role involves managing an animal colony and performing tissue collection and statistical analyses.

Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a science or equivalent experience. This grant-funded position offers a starting salary of $19.10 per hour and may require weekend work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a science is required.
• Or a combination of college coursework and work experience equaling four (4) years.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the maintenance of the animal colony.
• Assists in administering ethanol to animals.
• Assists in tissue collection.
• Performs mouse husbandry and exposes mice to alcohol.
• Performs behavior testing on mice.
• Performs statistical analyses.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Professionalism

Reliability

Attention to detail

Ability to perform mouse husbandry

Skill handling mice

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a science

Job description

Job Description

Market Range: 05

Hiring Salary: $19.10/Hourly

THIS IS A GRANT-FUNDED POSITION FUNDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2028

The Research Technician 2 conducts research for the grant, which will include mouse husbandry, exposing mice to alcohol, behavior testing mice, measuring blood ethanol concentrations, tissue collection, expression analysis, tissue sectioning and statistical analyses.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the maintenance of the animal colony.
• Assists in administering ethanol to animals.
• Assists in tissue collection.
• Performs mouse husbandry and exposes mice to alcohol.
• Performs behavior testing on mice.
• Performs tissue collection, expression analysis, tissue sectioning, and statistical analyses.
• Performs expression analyses using ELISA or immunohistochemistry.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in a science. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE: OR a combination of college coursework and work experience to equal four (4) years.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong work ethic, professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to perform mouse husbandry.
• Skill handling mice.

WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally be required to work weekends.