Research Technician III

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Room 18834, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

400911 Ctr Musculoskeletal Research

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 106 H

Compensation Range:

$21.78 - $30.53

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

This Tech III position will be expected to provide technical assistance to support the lab’s overarching aim of investigating soft tissue fibrosis, with duties as follows. They will be responsible for oversight of the laboratory’s research rodent colony, including breeding, genotyping, and maintaining colony inventory records to a high standard. They will also participate in recovery surgery in rodents, followed by isolation of rodent tissues to conduct histological and/or biomechanical analyses. Expectations also include organization and maintenance of lab equipment, training new personnel in relevant techniques, and keeping a detailed lab notebook of experimental details and data analysis/interpretation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintenance of a large mouse colony with multiple transgenic strains (50-100 cages), including breeding, genotyping, and keeping detailed electronic inventory records of the mouse strains
• Perform aseptic rodent recovery surgeries in support of ongoing research projects
• Dissect and isolate rodent tissues for histological analyses, including multiplex immunofluorescent staining, imaging using a slidescanner and quantitative analysis with appropriate software in collaboration with the Histology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Imaging (HBMI) Core in the CMSR
• Isolate rodent tissues for biomechanical testing in collaboration with the Biomechanics and Multimodal Tissue Imaging (BMTI) Core in the CMSR
• Perform rodent and human tissue lysis for conducting molecular biology experiments (e.g. qPCR, Western blotting)
• Maintain a detailed laboratory notebook of protocols and experimental data, conduct routine data analysis and interpretation.
• Other duties as assigned, e.g. assisting other lab members as needed and maintaining organization of lab and equipment

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Associate's degree preferred
• 5 years of relevant experience required
• or equivalent combination of education and experience required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail Preferred
• Commitment to the University’s core values Preferred
• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment Preferred
• Strong communication, and organizational skills Preferred

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