Research Technician III

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the laboratory’s research rodent colony, including breeding, genotyping, and maintaining colony inventory records.
• Participation in recovery surgery in rodents, followed by isolation of rodent tissues for histological and/or biomechanical analyses.
• Organization and maintenance of lab equipment.
• Training new personnel in relevant techniques.
• Keeping a detailed lab notebook of experimental details and data analysis/interpretation.

Requirements

• Maintenance of a large mouse colony with multiple transgenic strains (50-100 cages).
• Completion of aseptic rodent recovery surgeries.
• Dissection and isolation of rodent tissues for histological analyses, including multiplex immunofluorescent staining, imaging using a slide scanner, and quantitative analysis with appropriate software.
• Isolation of rodent tissues for biomechanical testing.
• Conducting molecular biology experiments such as qPCR and Western blotting.
• Maintaining a detailed laboratory notebook of protocols and experimental data, conducting routine data analysis and interpretation.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Skilled in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.

Benefits

• The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better.
• The University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics).