Junior Specialist - Szumlinski Laboratory, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

The Junior Specialist will participate fully in neuroscience and behavior research focused on the biobehavioral consequences of repeated stimulant and alcohol exposure. The position involves assisting with study design and performing rat and mouse behavioral studies of drug self-administration, cognition, and anxiety. Will also perform immunoblotting and immunohistochemical procedures to include image analysis. Assisting with training undergraduate student RAs, data management, statistical analysis, assisting the PI and research team with presentations at lab meetings and at psychology and neuroscience conferences, and authorship on academic research articles.

Additional duties will include: managing IACUC protocols and reviews and maintaining/ordering lab supplies to ensure all research projects are executed properly. The Junior Specialist will also engage in specialized research, professional activity, and University and/or public service. Specialists use their professional expertise to make scientific and scholarly contributions to the research enterprise of the University and to achieve recognition in the professional and scientific community.

Applicants must have completed or be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience or a related field at the time of application.