Research Engineer

Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III page is loaded Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III Apply locations AUSTIN, TX time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R_00039851 Job Posting Title: Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III ---- Hiring Department: Department of Neuroscience ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt ---- Earliest Start Date: Jul 01, 2025 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Jun 30, 2027 ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: General Notes Initial assignment will be for two years. Subsequent renewal of employment will be based upon performance review, progress towards research goals, and continuation of funding. Some weekend work required. Purpose Incumbent will complete brain slice electrophysiology experiments and mouse behavioral experiments in support of funded grants in the Dobbs Lab.Other secondary duties are related to general laboratory management functions. Responsibilities Brain slice electrophysiology: Prepping solutions for recordings, making live brain slices and performing voltage and current clamp recordings in neurons. Using optogenetics, chemogenetics, electrical stimulation, and application of pharmacologic compounds to acute brain slices during electrophysiology experiments. Maintaining the electrophysiology rig, keeping accurate records of experiments, performing data analysis, and creating figures for publications and grants. Training other laboratory members to prepare brain slices and perform brain slice electrophysiology. Mouse Behavioral experiments: Includes assays to measure drug reward and self-administration as well as locomotor assays. General behavioral characterization of novel transgenic mouse lines. Administration of test compounds to mice (intra-peritoneal, sub-cutaneous, intra-venous). Surgeries in mouse: Stereotaxic delivery of AAVs encoding fluorescent tracers, DREADDs or opsins to be used in later electrophysiology or behavior experiments. Stereotaxic implantation of cannula or fiber optics for later behavioral experiments. Post-operative monitoring of mice. Lab management duties: Ordering laboratory supplies and maintaining laboratory inventory Assist in onboarding, orienting, and training new personnel Assist in maintaining IACUC and IBC approvals. Marginal/Incidental functions: Other related functions as assigned. Required Qualifications Minimum of a Master’s degree in biology, neurosciences, life sciences or related field and two years of related experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with four years of related experience. Proficiency with pClamp software in collecting and analyzing electrophysiological data. Proficiency with independently performing voltage clamp and current clamp electrophysiology experiments in acute brain slices. Experience with mouse handling and familiarity with behavioral experiments in mice is required. Proficiency with MS Office Suite, especially Excel. Familiarity with basic statistical analysis (ANOVA, t-tests, correlation). Must have excellent organizational and time management skills. Preferred Qualifications Additional experience with biological “wet-lab” work experience is preferred. Experience in animal husbandry, PCR and qPCR. Experience using GraphPad Prism for data analysis is a plus, but not necessary. Salary Range $42,228+ depending on qualifications Working Conditions May work around chemical fumes. May work around standard office conditions. May work around biohazards. May work around chemicals. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. 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If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer ,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. 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