Research Assistant

Job Description We are currently seeking a self‑motivated and highly organized research assistant to support the lab of Dr. Price E. Dickson at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. The Dickson Laboratory investigates the genetic drivers of drug addiction using the following approaches: Behavioral neuroscience Recombinant inbred mouse panels Operant conditioning Intravenous drug self‑administration Machine learning approaches for analysis of mouse behavior Omics approaches including bulk, single‑cell, and spatial RNA-seq Bioinformatics analysis of omics data Calcium imaging techniques including fiber photometry and miniaturized microscopes Behavioral testing of mice Learning and implementing surgical techniques in the laboratory mouse including intravenous jugular catheterization and stereotaxic surgery Maintaining a colony of experimental mice (~200 cages) Tissue harvesting and preparation of tissue samples for sequencing Coordinating these tasks with a team of technicians, doctoral students, and research scientists Location MUSOM - Marshall University School of Medicine Salary Range Salary is commensurate with qualifications, education, experience, and internal equity. Required Qualifications Education Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, psychology, biology, or a related field. A Master’s Degree would be beneficial but is not required. Experience Experience with the following techniques would be beneficial but is not required: Research experience using mice or rats Previous experience with one or more of the techniques used in Dr. Dickson’s laboratory Building and troubleshooting computer workstations in both Windows and Linux environments LLM‑facilitated computer programming in Python or R Computer‑aided design and manufacturing in aluminum and plastic using the following tools: Fusion 360, CNC router, lathe, 3D printer Preferred Qualifications Education A master’s degree would be beneficial but is not required. Experience Previous experience with one or more of the techniques used in Dr. Dickson’s laboratory would be beneficial but is not required. #J-18808-Ljbffr Marshall University