Research Technician I- Cope Lab (Onsite)

Atlanta, GA, United States

Job ID 271372

Location Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time Full-Time

Regular/Temporary Regular

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Job Summary

Provide basic technical support services required for conducting tests and experiments in a school or research laboratory within the Institute. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: academic and research faculty, co-workers. This position typically will advise and counsel: NA. This position will supervise: NA.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Gather, compile and summarize data in conjunction with assigned scientific tests, experiments, etc

Job Duty 2 -

Collect and prepare samples for use in assigned tests

Job Duty 3 -

Prepare statistical analyses and maintain related records.

Job Duty 4 -

Operate various equipment used in research studies.

Job Duty 5 -

Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

One to two years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors Degree, preferably in neuroscience, physiology, biology, or related fields.

Experience working with rodents, basic laboratory equipment, generating and maintaining databases

Required Documents to Attach

Cover letter expressing their interest and motivation for the position

Up-to-date CV including a short description of previous research

Contact details of 2 academic referees

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires basic knowledge of research lab equipment and support processes and practices. Includes skill in data organization, statistical analysis and use of statistical and scientific computer applications.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Other Information

Salary range: $16.00 - $20.00 / hourly

Location: Onsite (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: S2

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have financial responsibilities.

No, this position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).

This position will not travel

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit

Other Information

The Laboratory for Sensory-Motor Integration (https://sites.gatech.edu/cope-lab/) led by Dr. Timothy Cope in the School of Biological Sciences and Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Georgia Institute of Technology is searching for a Research Technician I. The laboratory's research interests center on properties of neurons and neural circuits that mediate somatosensory guidance of movement. Using methods in electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry/microscopy, biomechanics, and behavioral analyses, we study processes, mechanisms and behavioral impact of neural signaling by motor and sensory neurons through circuits in the mammalian spinal cord.

Primary responsibilities will be to engage, variously, in experimental preparation and procedures of data collection, including animal (rodent) care and handling, surgical skills, tissue processing for gene analysis and/or immunohistochemistry and microscopy, data management. Preference will be given to applicants having experience/skills in some of the following areas: quantitative and statistical analyses, mechanical engineering, computer coding and/or modeling.

A minimum 1-year commitment is required.

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