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Posting Title Laboratory Assistant-Hourly

Department HSC-Pharmacology & Neuroscience-302700

Job Location Fort Worth

Full Time/Part Time Part-Time

Pay Rate

Salary Information Commensurate with Experience

Department Summary

The Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience currently consists of 20 faculty, who advise and train undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other research staff in (1) the neurobiology of aging, neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury, and stroke; (2) diseases of the eye; and (3) drug discovery, drug development, and behavioral pharmacology. P&N is also the home of the National Institutes of Health T32 program “ Training In the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease ” (T32 AG020494). P&N also maintains cutting-edge facilities for mass spectrometry, advanced confocal microscopy, in vivo preclinical neurocognitive psychomotor and sensorineural testing, as well as a $2M Preclinical Imaging Core facilitating multi-model rodent imaging (fMRI/CT/ PET / SPECT ).

Position Summary

This hourly position entails feeding rats measured amounts of food, weighing rats and keeping accurate records of weight, as well as assisting full-time staff with animal behavior data collection.

Additional Posting Details

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications

The preferred candidate will possess the following additional qualifications: A BS in a quantitative life science such as chemistry, biology, neuroscience, or similar area. Experience working with rodents and measuring their behaviors. Laboratory work experience in a non-clinical setting (this does not include laboratory coursework for a degree program). Prior behavioral laboratory work experience and knowledge of laboratory machinery.

Required License / Registration / Certification

Work Schedule

Afternoon/Evenings to prepare rats for testing the next day.

Driving University Vehicle No

Security Sensitive This is a security sensitive position.

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Physical Requirements Ability to communicate

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number H1084P

Position End Date (if temporary)

Special Instructions to Applicants

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