Job no: 504788
Work type: Full-Time
Location: Queen Lane Campus - Philadelphia, PA
Categories: College of Medicine

JOB SUMMARY

A research assistant will participate in a translational autism research project supported by the Department of Defense. This project aims to assess the efficacy of peptides as a new drug for autism, particularly in neuronal morphology and neural circuits during brain development. A research assistant provides support to postdoctoral researchers and graduate students by preparing reagents, performing basic experiments and data analysis, preparing manuscripts and figures, and maintaining animal colonies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience or related discipline or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Please review the Equivalency Chart for additional information.
• Ability to follow experimental protocols and reagent preparation recipes precisely.
• Excellent communication skills with other lab members and the principal investigator.
• Outstanding oral and written skills in English.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in cell cultures, microscopies, anima l(mice) handling, and general molecular biological experiments.

• Reagent preparation.
• Execute experiments and data analysis.
• Animal care and colony maintenance.
• Manuscript and figure preparation for publication.
• Help PI prepare documents.