Research Technician II – Physiology & Rodent Behavior Lab

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage day one

Paid time off

Retirement programs

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF eligible employer

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a technical assistant to support science and data workflows. You will handle rodent colonies, perform surgeries or behavioral assays as needed, and write code for behavioral analysis using MATLAB or Python.

The role requires basic education in a related field and may involve operating labs, recording data, and contributing to project reports. Training and growth opportunities are available within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree with related coursework or 2 years of college with relevant coursework.
• Alternative: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: No experience required with Bachelor's degree; or 2–4 years laboratory experience with related duties.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine scientific and medical research work in science area such as biology, chemistry, physics, or other related scientific field.
• Assembles and/or operates various laboratory equipment and apparatus.
• Records research data in accordance with prescribed procedures, discussing results with supervisor.
• Assists in collection of data for project reports.
• Reads literature and confers with supervisor concerning implementation of new procedures.
• May plan for, and provide working supervision to, work of laboratory personnel of lower grade engaged in limited phase of research project.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Rodent handling

Behavioral analysis coding

Lab equipment operation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Two years of college with related coursework

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SolidWorks

3D printing

MATLAB

Python

Cloud-based data

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a technical assistant to support science and data workflows. You will handle rodent colonies, perform surgeries or behavioral assays as needed, and write code for behavioral analysis using MATLAB or Python.

The role requires basic education in a related field and may involve operating labs, recording data, and contributing to project reports. Training and growth opportunities are available within a collaborative team.