OPS Lab Technician

OPS Lab Technician

The Martinez-Rivera Lab focused on the Neurobiology of (Mal)Adaptive Behaviors has an opening for a full-time OPS position in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida, Gainesville. The Scientist will be directly working with the Principal Investigator (Dr. Freddyson J. Martinez-Rivera) in establishing the foundations, team, techniques/equipment, experimental designs, mentoring, and culture of the new Lab.

Duties Include:

The position requires assisting in maintaining lab protocols, inventory, and equipment. Participation in conducting experiments, data collection, and analysis. Involvement in training/supervising students and buying equipment/supplies and animals. Experience working with mice and/or rats is recommended (but not required).

Ability to work remotely and long-term commitment is highly desired. Eager to learn rodent models for addiction (i.e. drug self-administration), stress/depression (i.e. social defeat), decision-making tasks, and OCD/PTSD (approach/avoidance tasks). This will be combined with cellular and molecular techniques such as optogenetics, fiber photometry, transcriptomics, epigenetics, immunohistochemistry, western blots, and in-situ hybridization

$19.15 - $21.00

Bachelor's degree

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

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Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.