Description

Department:

Location:
Health Sciences Center
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Req ID:
R108003
Minimum Requirements:
Associate's degree in a related field and one (1) or more years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 2 (Hourly)
Position Description:

The Laboratory of Dr. Zhao-Hui (Joe) Song Zhao-hui Song, PhD - School of Medicine University of Louisville has one full-time Research Assistant II position at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine. The position will assist in pharmacological experiments studying the mechanisms of actions and potential therapeutic effects of cannabinoids and other drugs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in ordering lab supplies and maintain lab operations.
• Assist in experiments using both cell culture and animal models, assist in collecting data and perform routine data analysis under the supervision of principal investigator.
• Assist in search of scientific literature, prepare proposals/protocols for experiments, and prepare manuscripts for publications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry or neuroscience.
• 6 month's relevant lab experience.

Competencies

• Work Ethic - motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion.
• Organized - manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized.
• Teamwork - ability to work with others.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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