Oregon Health & Science University · 15 hours ago
Research Assistant 2
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$18/hr - $28/hr
3+ years expOregon Health & Science University is seeking a Research Assistant 2 within the department of Behavioral Neuroscience. The primary responsibility of this role is to support general research activities, including maintaining animal colonies, assisting with experimental procedures, and managing research protocols.
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Responsibilities
Assist with routine laboratory maintenance such as solution making and ordering, and routine animal (rodent) training and care, histological preparation and microscopically verification of brain tissue
Assist with experimental procedures such as stereotaxic surgery and behavioral training of rats
Must demonstrate careful use of laboratory animals, consistent with approved protocols and regulations provided by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Must be able to keep detailed, meaningful records of performed tasks especially as it related to animal care and use
Prepare and maintain all research protocol (animal, IBC, Chemical safety, etc) and assist with data management, related to manuscript and grant formatting, and submission
Must be able to keep detailed, meaningful records of experimental protocols
Must have excellent organizational skills and be able to work with documents without omissions or errors
Order supplies and be responsible for maintaing lab inventory and general lab maintenance such as interaction with vendors when equipment repair is needed
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in relevant field; OR
Associate's AND 3 years of relevant experience; OR
4 years of relevant experience; OR
Equivalent combination of training and experience
Prior laboratory experience with basic skills including using pipettes, balance meter, and making solutions/dilutions
Excellent computer & organizational skills
Critical thinking skills and ability to follow instructions
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in neuroscience, mathematics, or biology
Experience with programming
Experience with handling rodents
Company
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU is a health and research university provides patient care, research, education of the next generation of health care.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
U.S. Small Business AdministrationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHyundai Hope On Wheels
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2022-11-21Grant· $4.7M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Tarek Salaway
Chief Executive Officer, OHSU Health
Lawrence Furnstahl
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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