Research Technician 2- Pharmacology
University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department
Market Range: 05
Hiring Salary: $19.10/Hourly
THIS IS A PART-TIME GRANT-FUNDED POSITION FUNDED UNTIL 07/31/2026 (28 HOURS PER WEEK)
JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Research Technician 2 assists with interdisciplinary research projects that use zebrafish, mouse, and rabbit models to study calcium signaling in retinal synapses during development, adulthood, and disease.
Market Range: 05 Hiring Salary: $19.10/Hourly
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology, Biological Science, or a related field. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE: OR a combination of college coursework and work experience to equal four (4) years.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential.
- Familiarity with biochemistry and molecular biology assays is desirable but not compulsory.
- Highly motivated with a sincere passion for research.
- Ability to learn new techniques and have logical thinking.
- Ability to write manuscripts and research proposals.
WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally be required to work weekends and evenings. May require occasional overnight travel.
- Performs electrophysiology, confocal imaging, molecular biology, and biochemistry experiments under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI).
- Performs analysis of the data generated under the direction of the PI.
- Participates in the research project design, manuscript, and grant writing.
- Plans experiments (design, preparation for the experiment, writing procedure and protocols, writing lab notes), data recording, data analysis.
- Participates in conferences and lab meetings.
- Assists in the preparation of reagents, supply inventory, supply orders, equipment maintenance, and animal colony management.
- Assists students and technicians in research projects and experiments.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.