Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
9am-6pm, Days to be determined
Posted Date
03/30/2026
Salary Range $28.69 - 34.21 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
29586
The Staff Research Associate will contribute to impactful research on multiple sclerosis and menopausal cognitive deficit using rodent models. This role involves a range of responsibilities, including conducting experiments using the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model, such as EAE induction, clinical scoring, and providing specialized care to mice; performing rodent surgeries (ovariectomy, castration) and tissue collection for genotyping, pathological analysis, and immunostaining; conducting cognitive testing and analyzing data; maintaining laboratory organization, including ordering supplies, preparing reagents, and managing equipment; and providing support to the principal investigator, postdoctoral researchers, and senior scientists through data collection, analysis, and research coordination. This position requires a highly organized and motivated individual with strong laboratory skills and a commitment to advancing research initiatives.
Hourly salary range: $28.69 - $34.21. Please note, the department’s target salary range is $28.69 - $30.57
Required
Demonstrated ability to work with and supervise breeding of small rodents
Ability to inject small rodents
Ability to breed and screen knock out mice for gene rearrangements
Ability to score and care for mice with EAE
Ability to treat mice via subcutaneous pellet implant, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, and intravenous injections, and use of minipump
Ability to tabulate results accurately and present them verbally in a comprehensive presentation to the principal investigator
Preferred
BS in a neuroscience, biology, molecular biology, or related field and/or relevant experience
Ability to carry out survival surgeries, including castration and ovariectomy.
Skill in perfusion of adult mice and harvesting CNS tissues.
Skill in reading and analyzing scientific journals to keep current in laboratory techniques and research protocols
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
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