Full time, Full Time
UVA Health System
Charlottesville, VA, USA
The Nieh Lab in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Virginia seeks a Lab and Research Technician 2 or Lab Specialist (depending on qualifications/experience) to assist with research characterizing the neural circuits underlying motivated behaviors, such as drug-seeking, feeding, and social interaction. The individual will work directly with Professor Nieh to set up state-of-the-art cellular-resolution simultaneous imaging and stimulation 2-photon microscopes, design and perform head-fixed drug self-administration and feeding tasks, perform stereotaxic surgeries for viral injections and optics implants, maintain a small mouse colony, perform basic immunohistology, and execute general lab management tasks. Previous research experience is desired, but not required. Strong communication and organizational skills and the ability to learn new techniques are important characteristics for the position. With experience, the candidate will have the option to take a...