OPS Research Lab Assistant

About the role

The Department of Physical Therapy at the Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) is seeking an OPS-Sponsored Projects Non-Clerical team member to support ongoing laboratory projects. This position works closely with the Principal Investigator, graduate students, and post-docs to ensure successful completion of research activities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in animal care and handling, including acclimation to testing and training environments and postoperative care and monitoring.
• Conduct daily rehabilitation interventions (e.g., treadmill exercise, diaphragm pacing and gas exposures).
• Conduct behavioral assessments (e.g., whole body plethysmography) and extract data.
• Participate in electrophysiological assessments (e.g., acute and chronic EMG recordings) and extract data.
• Participate in tissue processing, including sectioning, immunohistochemistry, imaging and quantification.
• Assist laboratory staff with organization and maintenance of data files.
• Assist with implementation of all IACUC, EH&S and biosafety protocols.
• Work closely with Principal Investigator and laboratory graduate students and post-docs to ensure successful completion of ongoing laboratory projects.
• Participate in general laboratory care and maintenance including preparing solutions and reagents for experiments, cleaning and basic equipment maintenance.
• Perform data collection and analysis, prepare research updates, reports, and attending weekly lab meetings.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 1-2 years of laboratory or healthcare-related experience

Preferred Skills

• Experience with handling rodents, electrophysiology, or immunohistochemistry are preferred, but not required
• Proficiency in using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Willing to work flexible hours as needed

Pay

$15.00 - $20.00 per hour; commensurate with education and experience.