Research Specialist

Position Summary

Anticipated Hiring Range $36,806

Part/Full Time

Part/Full Time Full Time

Hours per Week 37.5

• Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
• Must be flexible to meet the needs of the department.

• South Carolina Retirement Yes
• State Insurance Programs Yes
• Annual Leave Yes
• Sick Leave Yes

We are only accepting applications submitted by September 30, 2026.

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in area of research specialty.

• Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, Biology, Biochemistry/Chemical Biology, Psychology, Pharmacology, or a related field.
• Experience handling rodents and with rodent behavioral tests
• Experience with microscopy

• Understand policies, procedures, and regulations. Conduct business lawfully and ethically by consistently adhering to compliance

• Conduct experiments with rodents including behavioral assays and surgical interventions, as well as analyzing experimental data and record-keeping.
• Performs microscopy, analyzes experimental data and records data.
• Performs general lab duties (ordering supplies, maintaining instruments, preparation of buffers, washing glassware, etc.).
• Presents research findings to the group and participates in group journal clubs.
• Training and assisting graduate/undergraduate students.
• Performs other duties as assigned