Staff Research Associate I - Neurology

Staff Research Associate

The Staff Research Associate will contribute to impactful research on multiple sclerosis and menopausal cognitive deficit using rodent models. This role involves a range of responsibilities, including conducting experiments using the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model, such as EAE induction, clinical scoring, and providing specialized care to mice; performing rodent surgeries (ovariectomy, castration) and tissue collection for genotyping, pathological analysis, and immunostaining;

conducting cognitive testing and analyzing data; maintaining laboratory organization, including ordering supplies, preparing reagents, and managing equipment; and providing support to the principal investigator, postdoctoral researchers, and senior scientists through data collection, analysis, and research coordination. This position requires a highly organized and motivated individual with strong laboratory skills and a commitment to advancing research initiatives.

Hourly salary range: $28.69 - $34.21. Please note, the department's target salary range is $28.69 - $30.57

Required:

• Demonstrated ability to work with and supervise breeding of small rodents
• Ability to inject small rodents
• Ability to breed and screen knock out mice for gene rearrangements
• Ability to score and care for mice with EAE
• Ability to treat mice via subcutaneous pellet implant, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, and intravenous injections, and use of minipump
• Ability to tabulate results accurately and present them verbally in a comprehensive presentation to the principal investigator

Preferred:

• BS in a neuroscience, biology, molecular biology, or related field and/or relevant experience
• Ability to carry out survival surgeries, including castration and ovariectomy.
• Skill in perfusion of adult mice and harvesting CNS tissues.
• Skill in reading and analyzing scientific journals to keep current in laboratory techniques and research protocols