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    Lab Specialist - Charlottesville, United States - Vaemergency

    Vaemergency
    Vaemergency Charlottesville, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    The Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia has an opening for an experienced Lab Specialist (varying levels) to work on addiction studies in Dr.

    Wendy Lynchs laboratory.

    The Lynch Lab uses behavioral, pharmacological, and molecular techniques to delineate the neurobiological basis of addiction, with particular interest in determining the biological basis of sex differences in vulnerability to addiction.



    JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
    Perform experiments which utilize rat models of addiction.

    Support the goals of the lab under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.

    Responsible for maintaining the animal protocol, ensuring compliance from all animal handlers, and conducting laboratory inspections.

    Responsible for interviewing, training, and managing undergraduate student research assistants, overseeing animal care, husbandry, and surgical procedures.

    Works under supervision, independently and ethically, documents all research data appropriately, and assists other members of the lab.


    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
    Lab Specialist


    Education:
    Bachelor's degree.

    Experience: 3 years of experience. 6 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.

    Lab Specialist Intermediate


    Education:
    Bachelor's degree.

    Experience:6 years of experience in a lab technician role. Master's degree may substitute for required experience. 9 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.

    Lab Specialist Senior


    Education:
    Bachelor's degree.

    Experience: 9 years of experience in a lab technician role.

    May substitute with Master's or Terminal degree plus 4 years of experience in a lab technician role and supervisory experience.

    12 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.


    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    Experience in at least two of these areas is preferred: addiction research, behavioral research, neuropharmacology, surgery, Western blotting/qPCR/RNA-sequencing, and bioinformatics.


    Excellent organizational and communication skills

    Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel


    PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation.

    This is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance. This position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.


    TO APPLY

    Please apply through Workday , and search for R Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.


    Complete an application online with the following documents:
    CV or Resume

    Cover letter

    Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

    References will be completed via UVAs standardized process Skill Survey during the final phase of the interview process. For questions about the application process, please contact Jeremy Brofft, Senior Recruiting Specialist at .

    For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see and .

    COVID Vaccination Requirement and Guidelines

    Please visitthe UVA COVID-19 Job Requirements and Guidelines webpageprior to applying for current information regarding vaccination requirementsandguidelines for employment at UVA.

    The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

    We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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