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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under general supervision, performs a variety of defined research and laboratory tests and experiments according to prescribed protocols and assigned schedules.
• Sets up experiments as prescribed by a principal investigator.
• May be required to participate in laboratory maintenance activities such as sterilization and cleaning of equipment, ordering of supplies, inventory and media preparation.
• Maintains records, files and logs of work performed in laboratory notebooks and computer databases.
• Compiles data and records results of studies for publications, grants and seminar presentations.
• Employees in this classification may be required to work with, take specific precautions against and/or be immunized against potentially hazardous agents.
• Performs related responsibilities as required by principal investigator.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree, previous research experience, and a background in a STEM field such as neuroscience, biology, engineering, or computer science.
• Experience working with Drosophila, using neuroscience techniques, and/or programming (ideally in MATLAB or Python) will be judged favorably.
• Candidates should have good organizational and problem-solving skills, the ability to multitask, and attention to detail. A two year commitment is strongly preferred

ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:

• The Devineni Lab is seeking a research specialist to perform studies in fruit flies (Drosophila) investigating how neural circuits in the brain process sensory information.
• Experiments may include dissections and immunostaining of fly brains, behavioral assays, optogenetic manipulations, and in vivo calcium imaging of neural activity.
• Depending on the person’s interests and skills, they may also assist in building experimental hardware or writing software. Other responsibilities will include general lab tasks such as maintaining fly stocks.
• The research specialist will work closely with the principal investigator, and contributions to experiments will merit authorship on resulting publications.
• Please visit the lab website (https://devinenilab.org/) for more information or contact Dr. Devineni (anita.devineni@emory.edu) with questions.
• In your application, please include a cover letter describing your scientific background and why you are interested in the lab.

NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee. 

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