Lab Technician

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

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Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Lab Technician for the department of Neurology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator and Postdoctoral Researchers, the Lab Technician will support laboratory research activities in a laboratory dedicated to studying the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. The Laboratory Technician will contribute to studies of genetically modified mice, mouse husbandry and genotyping, behavioral testing, stereotaxic procedures, sample collection and analyses, maintenance of experimental records, and general laboratory operations.

• Maintains colonies of genetically modified mice, including mouse husbandry, breeding, genotyping, and maintenance of accurate colony records.
• Assists researchers with behavioral testing in mice, including equipment preparation, animal handling, and recording experimental observations.
• Assists during mouse surgeries and provides post-surgical care according to approved laboratory protocols.
• Collects and prepares biological samples for downstream analyses.
• Supports routine immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining.
• Assists with microscopy, image acquisition, and data collection.
• Assists researchers with performing molecular and biochemical experiments that include protein extraction, Western blotting, protein-protein interaction assays, PCR , subcellular organelle isolation, and cell biologic studies.
• Prepares laboratory reagents, buffers, and solutions and assists with maintaining laboratory supplies and equipment.

FLSA

Nonexempt

Grade 157

Salary Details

Minimum Salary 24.410

Mid Range Salary 24.910

Maximum Salary 25.660

Offer Information The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The…