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Mid LevelFull-time
Salary Range
$51,000 - $69,000 /year
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The Chiu Lab seeks a highly motivated and experienced Research Assistant III to play a leadership role in both scientific research and laboratory operations. Under minimal direction, this individual will serve as a key partner to the Principal Investigator and work closely with postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research assistants to advance studies at the intersection of neuroscience and immunology. Our lab investigates neuroimmune interactions in pain, itch, tissue inflammation, and neurodegeneration. We use animal models of disease alongside tissue culture systems, imaging, behavioral analysis, and immunological assays. This position is primarily focused on laboratory management, with the opportunity to participate in an independent scientific project. 
Research Assistant III Duties:
• Provide leadership in laboratory management and coordination.
• Serve as a key liaison between PI, lab members, and departmental/grants staff.
• Manages day-to-day laboratory operations.
• Oversees organization of laboratory supplies, reagents, and consumables.
• Manages ordering of supplies and monitors expenditures in coordination with PI.
• Works as a liaison between PI and departmental staff/grants managers.
• Coordinates purchase, installation, and maintenance for laboratory equipment.
• Ensure compliance with biosafety, animal care, and institutional safety regulations; serve as Lab Safety Officer.
• Leads animal colony management (genotyping, tracking) in coordination with research assistants.
• Assist with IACUC protocols, amendments, renewals, and inspections.
• Coordinating animal import/export and sharing of reagents with other labs.
• Organizes lab meetings and supports lab-wide communications.
• Optimizes and standardizes laboratory techniques across projects.
• Trains new lab members in key laboratory and animal procedures.
Working Conditions: Research Laboratory with some desk work
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