Research Support Assistant level ll - Emotional Brain Institute

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Emotional Brain Institute (EBI) is a multidisciplinary institute aimed at addressing fundamental questions in neuroscience and neuropsychiatry. We seek to hire a research technician initially for a 3 month period with a possible extension to aid in behavioral, electrophysiological, and microscopy-based experiments on animals. Some weekends are required.

JOB DUTIES:

The Research Assistant will help with setup of laboratory equipment, animal care, and colony management. The Research Support Assistant will perform laboratory and behavioral work with mice while assisting in gathering data for experiments. Preferred skills are experience genotyping, brain slicing, immunohistochemistry, mouse handling and IP injections, mouse behavior, stereotaxic surgeries. This is initially a 3 month position with a possible extension and requires some weekends.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in the following areas: biology, neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior.

Preferred Qualifications:

Must have experience working with animals and data collection.
High motivation to improve and learn, while making a contribution to a scientific field.

Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements:

Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

• The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

Applications will only be accepted through website at: http://corporate.rfmh.org - Click on Employment Opportunities. Applications will be accepted only during the posting dates as listed at the top of the job announcement.

Questions regarding this position please email: hrprocessing@nki.rfmh.org