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Req #: 238996

Department: PHARMACOLOGY

Posting Date: 09/19/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $3,887 - $5,000 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Pharmacology has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist Engineer 1 to aid in the performance of NIH funded research on opioid receptor pharmacology and the cellular and molecular basis for the dysphoric effects of stress, with the ultimate goal of developing more targeted pharmacological therapies to treat pain, depression, and addiction to drugs of abuse.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Research focuses and tasks for this position include but are not limited to:

Activities: 65%

• Manage the breeding, weaning, tailing and genotyping of multiple lines of transgenic mice to support the evolving needs of the research group. Maintain accurate mouse colony records using Microsoft Excel.

• Perform stereotaxic surgeries on mice to allow introduction of viral vectors or pharmacological agents to select brain regions.

• Transcardially perfuse mice with fixative, slice and process brain tissue for fluorescence immunohistochemistry.

• Preparation of experimental reagents.

• Confocal microscopy and data analysis techniques

• in vitro slice imaging and data analysis techniques

• in vivo fiber photometry and data analysis techniquesCompliance, Analysis and Other Duties: 35%

• Assist with preparation of animal care and use protocols, and interface with UW IACUC and Office of Animal Welfare as needed to maintain laboratory compliance.

• Ordering laboratory supplies and equipment

• Reading and extracting important facets of scientific research from applicable literature

• Keeping detailed records, performing data calculation and analysis

• Presenting data to the research group MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology or a related field and one year of experience Mice colonies for Scientific ResearchOR

• Equivalent combination of education/experience. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience and willingness to perform surgery and conduct experiments on Mice. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.