Research Technician I

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

ID: 7110219 (Ref.No. 13012-en_US)
Posted: September 10, 2022
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Summary

Research Technician position is open to work on a project exploring how the microbiome affects behavior and brain development. The technician will assist in performing behavior experiments and in analysis of different aspects of brain development. Duties will include maintenance of experimental animal, behavioral experiments and immunohistochemical analysis.

For more information:

https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/kimberley-tolias-31863

https://www.bcm.edu/research/faculty-labs/kimberley-tolias-lab

Job Duties

Assist with different learning and memory-related behavioral testing.
Collects, analyses, and documents experimental results.
Performs brain extraction, sectioning, and immunohistochemical analysis to investigate different aspects of brain development.
Maintains experimental animal, behavioral experiments and immunohistochemical analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Two years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with mice and/or immunohistochemistry is desired.

Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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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.

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