Senior Research Technician in Neurobiology

Vacancy Reference Number

Tracking Code 4894/H0117

Closing Date

30 Aug 2017

Salary

Grade 26

Address

Boston University, Massachusetts, United States

Duration

Full time permanent contract

Job Description

Provide technical and administrative support to a neurobiology laboratory that studies cortical plasticity using computational and mouse models. Communicate with the Institutional Care and Use Committee (IACUC) administrators to ensure compliance, construction and maintenance of electrophysiological recording and computer equipment. Implement best practices to maintain a mouse breeding colony. Routine equipment ordering and bookkeeping. Provide direct experimental support including assisting in the running of experiments, tissue preservations and sectioning, immunohistochemistry, microscopy, and data analysis.

Required Skills

• Bachelors degree in Biology Neuroscience, Psychology, Electrical or Biomedical Engineering, or related.
• At least one year of experience working in a Neuroscience lab required.
• Experience with computational neuroscience, differential equations, and programming strongly desired.

Application

CURRENT BOSTON UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES Represented by L2324 click here to apply for this position.

All other applicants (both internal and external), please use the {Apply} section on this page.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Further Information

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