Laboratory Assistant - Part-time
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7266318 (Ref:20029-en_US)
Posted: July 26, 2024
Job Description
Summary
The McGinley lab at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a Laboratory Assistant. The primary responsibility for this position will be assisting and conducting auditory experiments involving rodents. This is a part-time position. The lab provides training for new personnel on equipment use, software, animal behavior, and care.
Job Duties
- Assists and runs all aspects of rodent experiments on a variety of behavioral task that includes set-up and monitoring.
- Handles animals during experiments.
- Maintains various components of experimental rigs.
- Manages, processes, and oversees storage of experimental data.
- Performs routine analysis of experimental data to track task performance of rodents.
- Conducts care for animals outside of experiments that includes feeding and transfers to/from the animal facility.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED.
- Six months of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in rodent handling experience is desired.
- Familiarity or willingness to learn multiple platforms that includes LabVIEW and Python, to run task logic for behavioral experiments.
- Ability to work collaboratively with fellow members in the lab.
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.