Overview
Founded in 1946, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) is among the nation's oldest, most respected independent, nonprofit biomedical research institutes. OMRF is dedicated to understanding and developing more effective treatments for human diseases, focusing on critical research areas such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, and cardiovascular disease. OMRF follows an innovative cross-disciplinary approach to medical research and ranks among the nation's leaders in patents per scientist.

Located in Oklahoma City, a city that offers a dynamic and flourishing downtown area, with low cost of living, short commute times and a diversified economy, OMRF has been voted one of the Top Workplaces since the inception of the award. This achievement has been accomplished thanks to OMRF individuals who share a unified understanding that our excellence can only be fully realized with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to these values.

OMRF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.


Responsibilities
The Beckstead Lab is looking for a full time Research Technician for the summer to conduct basic research on substance abuse, brain aging, and neurodegenerative disease.

The candidate’s primary responsibility will be to support ongoing projects studying midbrain dopaminergic neurons and related circuits. Duties will include performing survival surgeries on rodents (mostly intracranial virus injections but also possibly including jugular catheter implantation and cannulae placement) and performing procedures for immunohistochemistry (including imaging and analysis). Other duties are varied but could include: preparation and support of patch clamp recordings in rodent brain sections, performing mouse behavioral assays including operant drug self-administration and locomotor assays, and general duties to keep the lab running continuously: ordering supplies and reagents, maintaining an appropriate number of carbogen and oxygen tanks, acting as a liaison with vendors, maintaining equipment, and making buffers and agar plates.


Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree typically in one of the biological sciences and/or equivalent years of relevant lab experience.  Candidates must have basic underestanding of laboratory proesures. Must have experience with rodents, knowledge of basic mouse handling, statistical procedures, as well as methods and practices typical to neuroscience. The candidate must also possess advanced computer skills (or the ability to learn those skills) including data acquisition, Microsoft Office software, order processing, and methods for backing up data. The candidate must be reliable and detail oriented, and also be an effective communicator and follow through on job-related tasks. They must always demonstrate ethical behavior and a high level of scientific rigor and be able to work independently as well as part of a team.


To apply, visit https://careers-omrf.icims.com/jobs/1686/research-technician/job?in_iframe=1

OMRF’s excellence can only be fully realized by individuals who share our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to these values. OMRF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.