<p>Research Technician</p> <p>Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job</p> <p>Position Details</p> <p>Position Information</p> <p>Banner Position Number R10789 Position Title Research Technician Classification Title MURC-Physical Scientists, Other Department Biological Science - RC2410 Job Description</p> <p>We seek a motivated candidate to fill a technical position in support of activities related to the NSF EPSCoR Track I award "West Virginia Network for Functional Neuroscience and Transcriptomics (WV-NFNT)". The successful candidate will provide training and other support activities for confocal microscopy, sample preparation, and for other research activities as required and assigned. The successful candidate must be independently driven to keep abreast of current techniques in biological imaging, and how imaging intersects with other disciplines such as big data -omics science. Furthermore, the candidate must possess good communication skills and be able to work effectively with a variety of users.</p> <p>Duties include</p> <ul> <li>Manages day-to-day scheduling, training, and basic maintenance of grant-related instruments, as needed. </li><li>Performs technician-assisted sample preparation, sectioning, and imaging. </li><li>Maintains a data management workflow for imaging files and other data. </li><li>Coordinates with faculty and student users. </li><li>Sits on the steering committee for grant-related instrument. </li><li>Other related duties as assigned or required. </li></ul> <p>This position is grant funded and the employment is at will.</p> <p>Location MU - Marshall University Salary Range Salary is commensurate with experience and internal equity</p> <p>Required Qualifications</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, physics or related field.</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>Experience with microscopy, biological imaging, and tissue preparation.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Master's degree in biology, chemistry, physics, or related field.</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>Experience with or strong working knowledge of confocal microscopy, optics, lasers, or instrument maintenance.</p> <p>Posting Detail Information</p> <p>Posting Number MR0782 Open Date 05/05/2025 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions Summary</p> <p>Supplemental Questions</p> <p>Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).</p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Do you have a Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, physics or related field? </li></ul> </li><li>Yes </li><li>No </li></ul> <p>Applicant Documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <ul> <li>Resume </li><li>Cover Letter </li></ul> <p>Optional Documents</p> <p>Marshall University</p> <p>One John Marshall Drive</p> <p>Huntington, WV 25755</p> <p>Copyright 2020 Marshall University | An Equal Opportunity University | Accreditation | Consumer Information and Disclosures</p>