Research Technician

Posting Number: TMP
02810PO24

Job Code

Title:

Laboratory Technologist I

Advertised

Title:

Research Technician

Campus:
Columbia

College/Division:
College of Pharmacy

Department: COP Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences

Salary: $15.00 per hour

Part/Full Time:
Full Time

Hours per Week: 37.5

Work Schedule:

Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm.

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Job Search Category:
Other

Number of Vacancies: 1

Desired

Start Date:

01/01/2025

Job Open Date: 11/07/2024

Open Until Filled:
Yes

The Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences (DDBS) at the College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina (USC), is seeking to hire a Research Technician to conduct research in Dr. Jun Zhu’s laboratory on ongoing NIH‑funded research projects to study the underlying mechanisms of HIV‑1 infection associated neurocognitive disorders. The Research Technician is expected to perform work under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.

Duties include conducting cell culture and pharmacological assays to characterize the in vitro pharmacological profile of human vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2) and its mutants, and to test compounds to identify optimized probe molecules using cell‑based expressing human VMAT
2. The Research Technician will also assist with other ongoing experiments and maintain laboratory instruments, laboratory safety, cleaning, and organization.

Bachelor’s degree in biomedical science or related field. Prior experience working in a research laboratory is preferred.

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.