Research Technician II

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• Physiological experiments: Work either independently or collaboratively. Physiological recordings sessions with awake rabbits.
• Data Analysis: Analyzing physiological recordings, record keeping, making figures.  
• Husbandry: Care, record keeping, and transportation of animals from vivarium to laboratory.
• Communications, Lab Meetings: Keeping the lab group updated on progress in physiological experiments as well as with simulations. 
• Computational Modeling: Running simulations of population responses to test hypotheses about neural encoding of information about complex sounds, including speech. 
• Other job duties and projects as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED and 1 year experience performing basic sampling, monitoring or research activities, compiling and collecting data and preparing reports required
• Associate's or BS degree in Biomedical Engineering, Physiology, Biophysics, Neuroscience, Linguistics, Health Science, Biology, Chemistry or other science related field of study preferred
• 1 year of technician experience strongly preferred
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements and scientific methods required
• Required technical skills include Matlab and other basic computational skills strongly preferred.
• Experience with caring for and handling lab animals strongly preferred.

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