Research Assistant Job at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

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  • Colorado State University
  • Fort Collins, CO

Job Description

Description of Work Unit

The Department of Biomedical Sciences: This interdisciplinary department contains over 25 faculty with strong international reputations and a track record of extramural support. Faculty research interests are focused in cellular, molecular and integrative biology, reproductive biology including gonadal function, and neurobiology with relevant emphasis in areas related to neuronal differentiation, degeneration and regeneration, ion channels and membrane physiology, synaptic mechanisms, neuronal circuitry, sensory biology, artificial neural networks, and neuroendocrinology. The department is highly interactive and offers postdoctoral fellows a friendly but rigorous learning environment. There is ample opportunity for informal interactions between fellows and faculty, thus encouraging the kind of discussions and collaborations that are critical to success in the cutting-edge atmosphere of modern biomedical research. Program faculty members are housed in modern research buildings with state-of-the-art equipment. All of the training faculty members have laboratories that are within relatively close proximity. University facilities that support research efforts include electron microscopes, flow cytometer and fluorescent activated cell sorter, confocal microscopes, DNA, RNA and protein sequencing and syntheses labs, a mass spectrometer lab, and facilities for genomics, proteomics, and transgenic animal research. The hard work of research is balanced by the unique opportunity to enjoy the mountains and canyons of beautiful Colorado.

Position Summary

The research assistant will be responsible for neurobiology experiments including animal studies, tissue processing, data analysis, manuscript preparation, as well as assisting lab staff with other projects as needed.

Position Minimum Qualifications

B.S. in Neuroscience or Biomedical Sciences

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with rodents in a neurobiology/physiology laboratory or graduate degree in neurobiology.

Diversity Statement

  • Ability to advance the department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching and outreach with relevant programs, goals and activities.

Essential Job Duties

Research/experimentation

Percentage Of Time: 45

Quantification/data analysis

Percentage Of Time: 45

Manuscript/grant drafting

Percentage Of Time: 10

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