What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Assistant position at UPMC?
The Joffe lab within the Translational Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Research Assistant to assist with conducting experiments and maintaining general laboratory operations. The principal function of this position is to provide support for ongoing research efforts related to mouse models of alcohol use disorder and other psychiatric diseases. This position will be primarily responsible for assisting with mouse behavioral experiments, performing surgeries and colony maintenance, and providing general administrative support for the lab.
This position is grant funded.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains, troubleshoots, and optimizes efforts to improve laboratory equipment use
Analyzes results using computer-aided data analysis software
Maintains accurate databases and experimental notebooks of results
Communicates results in a timely fashion
Assists with general laboratory operation, procurement, and inventory
Salary : $19 - $29