Lab Specialist
7 months ago
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform experiments which utilize rat models of addiction. Support the goals of the lab under the supervision of the Principal Investigator. Responsible for maintaining the animal protocol, ensuring compliance from all animal handlers, and conducting laboratory inspections. Responsible for interviewing, training, and managing undergraduate student research assistants, overseeing animal care, husbandry, and surgical procedures. Works under supervision, independently and ethically, documents all research data appropriately, and assists other members of the lab.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Lab Specialist
Education: Bachelor's degree.
Experience: 3 years of experience. 6 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.
Lab Specialist Intermediate
Education: Bachelor's degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience in a lab technician role. Master's degree may substitute for required experience. 9 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.
Lab Specialist Senior
Education: Bachelor's degree.
Experience: 9 years of experience in a lab technician role. May substitute with Master's or Terminal degree plus 4 years of experience in a lab technician role and supervisory experience. 12 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in at least two of these areas is preferred: addiction research, behavioral research, neuropharmacology, surgery, Western blotting/qPCR/RNA-sequencing, and bioinformatics. Excellent organizational and communication skills Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation.
This is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance. This position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.
TO APPLY
Please apply through Workday , and search for R0049238. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'. Complete an application online with the following documents:
CV or Resume Cover letter
Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.
References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey during the final phase of the interview process. For questions about the application process, please contact Jeremy Brofft, Senior Recruiting Specialist at .
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