The Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Medicine is seeking a Laboratory Research Assistant to investigate neural circuits of chronic pain and addiction. The Research Assistant will be responsible for histological procedures, animal handling and management and genotyping, training in behavioural tasks, and data analyses.
Essential Functions:
- Perform advanced laboratory research activities, including animal handling and training in behavioural tasks, managing animal colonies, and performing genotyping.
- Perform stereotaxic rodent surgery to implant neurochemical or neurophysiological hardware. Prepare brain tissue for histology, lesion reconstruction.
- Assist lab researchers in ongoing experiments including electrophysiological recordings, behavioural studies, or histology experiments.
- Perform routine laboratory maintenance and research activities such as: general housekeeping, maintaining lab records and logs, and ordering and stocking laboratory supplies using a University purchase card, preparing solutions, media, stains, and buffers.
- May participate in the design of research studies.
- Compile and analyze research data using various relevant computer software applications.
- Assist with literature research, editing and preparing manuscripts, scientific illustrations and computer graphics for publication.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
