Research Technician I: Metabolic Phenotyping & Physiology

University of Louisville; Town of Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Translational Metabolic Phenotyping and Nutrition Core within the University of Louisville School of Medicine Nutrition and Metabolic Health Center is seeking a Research Technician I to support pre-clinical and human translational studies focused on exercise, metabolism, nutrition, and cardiometabolic health.

The position will provide hands‑on technical support for experiments using advanced metabolic phenotyping and physiological instrumentation, including mouse metabolic phenotyping

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, bioengineering, physiology, or related quantitative/biomedical field.
• Interest in applying engineering approaches to physiology, metabolism, and nutrition.
• Experience with mice or laboratory animals is desirable.
• Familiarity with metabolic phenotyping and related instrumentation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mouse-based research procedures including animal handling and metabolic phenotyping.
• Set up and maintain advanced Core instrumentation and related systems.
• Assist with human metabolic phenotyping studies using whole-room calorimeters.
• Process and QC multiparametric data and prepare outputs for review.
• Train students and junior staff in approved procedures and workflows.
• Communicate study status and equipment needs to the Core Director.

Skills

Lab experience

Animal handling

Instrumentation proficiency

Data processing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, biology, physiology, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

R

GraphPad Prism

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Translational Metabolic Phenotyping and Nutrition Core within the University of Louisville School of Medicine Nutrition and Metabolic Health Center is seeking a Research Technician I to support pre-clinical and human translational studies focused on exercise, metabolism, nutrition, and cardiometabolic health.

The position will provide hands‑on technical support for experiments using advanced metabolic phenotyping and physiological instrumentation, including mouse metabolic phenotyping