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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
T, TH 9-5pm
Posted Date
03/26/2026
Salary Range: $25.75 - 30.17 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
Maximum one year
Job #
29585

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Lab Assistant 1 will provide essential support for research studies on multiple sclerosis and menopause‑related cognitive decline conducted in the Voskuhl Laboratory. Under close supervision from senior lab personnel, the employee will assist with routine laboratory tasks such as maintaining supplies, preparing basic reagents, organizing samples, washing and sterilizing glassware, and autoclaving materials. The position will also support animal‑related research by helping with general husbandry tasks, preparing materials for procedures, assisting with labeling and record‑keeping, and supporting senior staff in collecting and organizing data. This foundational support ensures smooth day‑to‑day lab operations and enables scientists to perform complex experimental procedures related to neurodegeneration and cognitive research. 


Limited may convert to career.


Hourly salary range: $25.75 - $30.17.


Job Qualifications

Required:

·       Demonstrated ability to work with and check breeding of small rodents (mice and rats)

·       Demonstrated ability to perform molecular analysis (PCR) on rodent cells

·       Ability to breed and screen knock out mice for gene rearrangements

·       Ability to score and care for mice with EAE

 

Preferred

·       Psychobiology Major with junior standing

·       Ability to carry out survival surgeries, including castration and ovariectomy.

·       Ability to collect tissues from adult mice and harvesting CNS tissues.

·       Ability to understand and record mouse behavior.

·       Ability to tabulate results accurately and present them verbally in a comprehensive presentation to the supervisor


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.