Researcher V - SMS

Description

This position will support and conduct research related to Alzheimer's disease, other neurological disorders, and aging in Dr. Adlimoghaddam's lab. Specific duties will be commiserated with the Researcher Classification level (Researcher V).

This position is ON SITE only.

• Administration (0%)
• Teaching (5%)
  • Assists in training other lab members and collaborators.
• Research (95%)
  • Rodent Colony Maintenance
    • Rodent husbandry, genotyping, identifying, weaning, and treating
    • Maintaining online inventory and distribution to laboratory personnel
    • Conserving resources to keep within annual budgets
    • Point of contact for IACUC and laboratory personnel
  • General laboratory cleaning, upkeep, and maintenance
    • Solution preparation, cleaning dishes, laundry, and autoclaving glassware and surgical instruments
  • Laboratory inventory and restocking of supplies
  • Maintaining quality control and good laboratory practices
  • Maintaining laboratory equipment
  • Providing support for other laboratory personnel when needed
  • Set-up and perform technical experiments and data collection
    • Behavioral assays including novel object recognition, Morris watermaze, Y maze, open field, grip strength
    • ELISA
    • Western blot
    • qPCR
    • Insulin and glucose tolerance testing
    • Brain dissection, cryosectioning, and immunohistochemical staining
    • Rodent handling and dosing including oral, intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous
    • Tissue dissection and blood collection
    • Cellular and molecular biology experiments
    • In vitro experiments (primary cell culture)
    • Transfusion
    • Data and statistical analyses
    • Scientific or oral/poster presentations
    • Maintain good laboratory practices (GLP) and lab notebook
  • Service (0%)

• Ph.D. degree
• Or MA/MS degree in appropriate field with at least 6 years of relevant work experience
• Or BA/BS degree with at least 12 years of relevant work experience

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer who provides equal employment and educational opportunities for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or marital status in accordance with local, state and federal law.

Pre-employment background screenings required.