Laboratory Technician
- Employer
- Northern Kentucky University
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Posted Date
- May 8, 2023
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Administrative, Academic Affairs, Research Administration
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Posting Details
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Position Information
Working Title
Laboratory Technician
Department
Psychological Science
Compensation Title
Research Assistant
Position Number
30001963
Position Status
Grant
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hours per Week
37.5
Months per Year
12
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.
Purpose of Position
Manage a research lab that conducts experiments in the areas of behavioral neuroscience and psychopharmacology with small lab animals (rats and mice).
Primary Responsibilities
Conduct behavioral and biological tests of brain function in response to various pharmacological treatments, genetic manipulation, or brain injury.
Schedule and perform experiments independently, gather and analyze data. Maintain a colony of rats and mice. Prepare solutions and administer drugs to lab animals. Test cognitive and behavioral function in rats, collect tissue, and prepare tissue for analyses. Maintain testing and analytic equipment and order supplies.
Train and coordinate student research on related projects.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in psychology or a natural science. One-year experience working in neuroscience research lab preferred. Excellent fine motor skills and willingness to work with laboratory animals and students.
Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
It is Northern Kentucky University’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic, or veteran status, is prohibited.
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience
Less than 1 year
Salary
TBD
Pay Grade
S66
Posting Detail Information
Requisition Number
2023S1827
Job Open Date
05/08/2023
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/12946
Is this an internal only posting?
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
To create a Posting, first complete the information on this screen, then click the “Next” button or select the page in the left hand navigation menu. Proceed through all sections completing all necessary information. To submit the Posting to Human Resources, you must go to the “Posting Summary Page” by clicking on the “Next” button until you reach the Posting Summary Page or select Posting Summary Page from the left navigation menu. Once a summary page appears, hover your mouse over the orange Action button for a list of possible approval step options.
Position Information
Working Title
Laboratory Technician
Department
Psychological Science
Compensation Title
Research Assistant
Position Number
30001963
Position Status
Grant
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hours per Week
37.5
Months per Year
12
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.
Purpose of Position
Manage a research lab that conducts experiments in the areas of behavioral neuroscience and psychopharmacology with small lab animals (rats and mice).
Primary Responsibilities
Conduct behavioral and biological tests of brain function in response to various pharmacological treatments, genetic manipulation, or brain injury.
Schedule and perform experiments independently, gather and analyze data. Maintain a colony of rats and mice. Prepare solutions and administer drugs to lab animals. Test cognitive and behavioral function in rats, collect tissue, and prepare tissue for analyses. Maintain testing and analytic equipment and order supplies.
Train and coordinate student research on related projects.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in psychology or a natural science. One-year experience working in neuroscience research lab preferred. Excellent fine motor skills and willingness to work with laboratory animals and students.
Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
It is Northern Kentucky University’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic, or veteran status, is prohibited.
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience
Less than 1 year
Salary
TBD
Pay Grade
S66
Posting Detail Information
Requisition Number
2023S1827
Job Open Date
05/08/2023
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/12946
Is this an internal only posting?
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- NKU Jobs Site
- HigherEdJobs.com
- Careerbuilder.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Employee Referral
- Indeed.com
- Other
- * Do you have experience in handling laboratory animals such as
rats and mice?
- Yes
- Some
- No
- No Response
- * Are you willing to work with laboratory rats and mice on a
daily basis?
- Yes
- No
- No Response
- * Do you have experience in measuring gene or protein
expression in the brain?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have knowledge of techniques used to measure protein
or gene expression in brain tissue?
- Yes
- Some
- No
- No Response
- * Describe any work experience that you have relevant to this
posting.
(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Resume
- References
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Letter of Recommendation 1
- Letter of Recommendation 2
- Letter of Recommendation 3
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