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Research Technician
• Reference: B02-07563
• Salary: £34,605–£39,980 p.a.
• Working Type: On site, Full time
• Closing date: 18 September 2024
About the role
The Erlich and Akrami labs are generally interested in the neurobiology of cognition. We study mice, rat, human and synthetic agents to investigate how real and artificial neural network generate behavior. What sets us apart from many other labs studying behavioral and computational neuroscience is that we use a highly automated facility to train hundreds of rodents per day. This facility uses modern tools from the information technology industry: databases, web dashboards, pub/sub messaging frameworks, deployment tools, version control, issue tracking and project management software.
We are looking for a motivated and organised Research Technician to train rats and mice in our high throughput facility. The main purpose of the role will be the care, handling and training of animals. You will have excellent organization and communication skills and the ability to work independently and to use your initiative.
About you
You will work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment, communicate regularly with all other lab members and SWC staff, and work in especially close collaboration with members of the Neurobiological Research Facility. The role is physical, in that it involves moving animal cages from holding rooms to moveable racks and transporting those racks to the behavioral training rooms.
What we offer
The SWC offers staff an award-winning work environment in the heart of Fitzrovia with an onsite brasserie, access to lockers and changing facilities, secure bicycle storage, and access to pleasant outdoor spaces. The Centre also offers the full range of UCL staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement, occupational pension schemes, excellent family-friendly policies such as occupational shared parental pay, a work-life balance policy, career break policy and a range of financial benefits such as a season ticket loan scheme and staff discounts. Further information can be found online.
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