Professional Research Assistant

at  University of Colorado Boulder

Requisition Number:
58621
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Research Faculty
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
20-Aug-2024
Date Posted:
15-Aug-2024

JOB SUMMARY

The Psychology department at the University of Colorado is accepting applications for the Professional Research Assistant position. This position will work with our rodent models.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

WHO WE ARE

The research and writing that you will be involved with focuses on immunologic regulation of rodent models of ALS and MS, and therapeutic approaches for same.

Work with our rodent models.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Assist with upcoming studies of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis including model induction, behavioral assessments, drug testing and post-mortem tissue analyses.
• Learn and utilize confocal microscopy and Imaris analysis of tissues from rodent models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis.
• Learn and contribute to all relevant surgeries, tissue collection procedures and analyses.
• Learn and contribute to data entry and analysis.
• Learn and contribute to the behavioral analyses of animal models of multiple sclerosis.
• Contribute to general lab upkeep, supplies, and reagents.