Member of Research Staff, Preclinical

About the role

Execute rodent experiments (mice and rats) in compliance with standardized protocols
Perform and support in vivo procedures, including animal stereotaxic surgery, neural imaging, electrophysiology, behavior, and ultrasound delivery
Conduct rodent perfusions, brain extraction, and tissue collection for downstream histological and molecular analysis
Conduct in vitro cell culture and brain slice experiments
Design, build, and improve experimental setups, tools, and laboratory workflows

About You

We are looking for research staff of all levels. Regardless of your experience level, you should have:
Hands-on experience working in a preclinical or animal research laboratory, neuroscience experience preferred
Experience handling rodents (mice and/or rats) and familiarity with basic in vivo techniques (dosing, anesthesia, perfusion, tissue harvest)
Experience with stereotactic viral injections or cranial window implantations preferred
Familiarity with sterile cell culture technique
Comfortable building things with your hands — fabricating simple fixtures, adapting equipment, and solving practical problems in the lab
Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in neuroscience, biology, or a related field preferred
High integrity and strong professional judgment