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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, in Hershey, PA, is seeking a Research Technologist. The Research Technologist will perform specialized tasks associated with developing, designing, and conducting research projects and experiments under the general direction of faculty and post-docs. Tasks involve working with animals confined in conventional, barrier, quarantine, and specialized biohazard housing; may require handling of acute, chronic, and infectious diseases, quarantine procedures, and radioisotopes.

• Contribute to, design, develop, conduct, and manage research projects under the general direction of faculty and post-docs; participate in formulating research methods; assist in determining goal and objective feasibility; recommend improvements
• Perform complex in vivo and in vitro procedures, experiments, and tests; harvest/collect fluids, tissues, organs, and other substances; conduct assays, microscopic, and other analyses such as hematological, microbiological, immunological, histopathological, etc.
• Culture, isolate, and identify bacteria; identify parasites and other microorganisms and perform additional specialized testing as requested
• Following research plans and protocols; compile, correlate, and verify data collected; identify integrity issues; interpret and report results
• Review, contribute to, prepare, author/co-author manuscripts, technical reports, papers, proposals, and presentations
• May manage multiple or large projects including planning, scheduling, conducting, or coordinating detailed phases of the work; serve as expert individual contributor or lead researcher; coordinate administrative, financial, personnel, and planning; monitor expenditures
• Act as liaison with other departments, divisions, or organizations to answer questions or provide advice on research projects and experiments; coordinate research and develop activities between disciplines
• Participate in committee meetings; create/ revise SOP's, policies, guidelines, training, and course material; conduct training
• Follow IACUC, IRB, DEA, USDA and other research and regulatory guidelines, procedures, and protocols
• May supervise staff, including hiring and performance management

Minimum Education & Experience

Bachelor's Degree

No prior relevant work experience required

or an equivalent combination of education and experience

This is a limited-term position funded for one year from date of hire, with possibility of refunding. 

The following clearances must be successfully completed for this position: 

• Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check 
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background Check 

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusive excellence that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusive excellence as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission. 

The pay range for this position, including all possible grades is:

$34,800.00 - $50,500.00

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. 

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