Department
BSD NRB - Cohen Lab
About the Department
Our research is uncovering fundamental principles of the nervous system--how brain circuits give rise to behavior and thought, how the nervous system develops across the lifetime, and how brain function is disrupted by neurological disease and mental illness.
Job Summary
The job provides technical support activities related to scientific research projects. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings.
The Cohen Lab at the University of Chicago is looking for an intellectually curious, organized, and resourceful person to help us run and expand our neuroscience research program. We study how the brain supports perception, learning, and cognition through behavioral experiments in humans and laboratory animals, neurophysiology, and computational approaches.
This is a varied position for someone who enjoys science, likes solving problems, and finds satisfaction in helping a research team succeed. We are looking for someone who understands the big picture of what we're trying to accomplish and is enthusiastic about contributing in many different ways, from implementing experiments to coordinating research to assisting the PI and handling the practical details that keep a busy lab running. The ideal candidate will take initiative, develop increasing independence, and enjoy finding ways to make the lab's research and operations more effective.
Responsibilities
Helps expand our human behavioral research, including coordinating collaborations with clinical and other research groups, preparing IRB materials, setting up experiments and equipment (including eye trackers), training collaborators, maintaining experimental protocols and data-management workflows, and organizing data.
Implements and troubleshoots computerized behavioral tasks for human and animal experiments.
Learns the laboratory's animal research operations and develops the skills to provide reliable backup support for animal-care coordination, behavioral training, regulatory documentation, and other aspects of animal research, particularly during staff absences.
Supports day-to-day laboratory operations and assists the PI with administrative and scientific tasks, taking ownership of projects such as tracking deadlines and correspondence, coordinating schedules, interacting with departmental administrative staff, and preparing grant proposals, figures, and presentations.
Contributes to other research and operational needs as they arise, depending on the interests and skills of the person hired.
Provides technical and administrative support for a research project.
Collects and enters data. Assists in analyzing data. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
Assists with the installation, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
May assist recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases; and providing general administrative support. Is developing skills in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four-year degree).
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience in research, laboratory operations, or research coordination.
Experience:
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