RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ ENGINEER 1

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The Department of Pharmacology has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist Engineer 1 to aid in the performance of NIH funded research on opioid receptor pharmacology and the cellular and molecular basis for the dysphoric effects of stress, with the ultimate goal of developing more targeted pharmacological therapies to treat pain, depression, and addiction to drugs of abuse.

Responsibilities:

Research Activities
• Manage the breeding, weaning, tailing and genotyping of multiple lines of transgenic mice to support the evolving needs of the research group. Maintain accurate mouse colony records using Microsoft Excel.
• Perform stereotaxic surgeries on mice to allow introduction of viral vectors or pharmacological agents to select brain regions.
• Transcardially perfuse mice with fixative, slice and process brain tissue for fluorescence immunohistochemistry.
• Preparation of experimental reagents.
• Confocal microscopy and data analysis techniques
• in vitro slice imaging and data analysis techniques
• in vivo fiber photometry and data analysis techniques 

Compliance, Analysis and Other Duties
• Assist with preparation of animal care and use protocols, and interface with UW IACUC and Office of Animal Welfare as needed to maintain laboratory compliance.
• Ordering laboratory supplies and equipment
• Reading and extracting important facets of scientific research from applicable literature
• Keeping detailed records, performing data calculation and analysis
• Presenting data to the research group

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 months of job-related lab research experience

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Application Process:

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