Job Description
Summary
The laboratory of Dr. Matthew McGinley in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking applicants for a Research Assistant I position. The McGinley lab studies the neural circuit basis of flexible shifts in performance in sensory-guided behavioral tasks.
Job Duties
- Conducts research experiments, including auditory decision-making behaviors.
- Documents and interprets results of experiments and reports to principal investigators.
- Performs technical laboratory procedures:
- - Rodent surgeries with aseptic technique
- - Autoclaving surgical instruments
- Selects and determines appropriate research procedures.
- Collects and analyzes data and maintains records.
- Enters data into research database.
- Oversees the maintenance surgical equipment, microscope parts, and cleans surgical area.
- Assists with preparing laboratory reports, progress reports for grants, etc.
- Operates laboratory equipment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or a related field.
- Two years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a related field.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
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