Research Technician - Olby Lab
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC
The Translational Research in Pain team is seeking a Research Technician who is passionate about advancing pain management through innovative clinical and basic research. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful studies that improve pain assessment and treatment approaches in veterinary medicine while working alongside an interdisciplinary research team in a collaborative laboratory environment.
In this role, you will support scientifically rigorous research activities across the Gait Lab, Lascelles RB Lab, and the Lascelles/Mishra Rodent Behavior Suite while gaining hands-on experience in clinical research, laboratory techniques, patient care activities, and data analysis. Additionally, you get to work closely with an interdisciplinary research team to help advance translational pain research and contribute to studies focused on improving pain assessment and treatment approaches in veterinary medicine.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support clinical and translational research studies focused on pain management and pain assessment.
- Assist with the organization and execution of clinical trials, including participant recruitment, screening, scheduling, and study coordination.
- Perform pain assessments and provide patient care support for clinical and laboratory research subjects.
- Collect, process, and analyze kinetic, behavioral, and laboratory research data in accordance with established protocols.
- Assist with tissue collection and processing activities to support ongoing research initiatives.
- Support data entry, data management, and data analysis activities to ensure accurate and reliable research outcomes.
- Assist with constructing, monitoring, and maintaining compliance with IACUC protocols and research procedures.
- Learn to operate and maintain specialized research equipment, including gait laboratory systems, pressure mats, force plates, QST equipment, rodent behavior systems, and laboratory benchtop equipment.
- Contribute to manuscript review and other research-related documentation activities.
If you are excited by the opportunity to contribute to innovative pain research, enjoy working in a collaborative clinical and laboratory environment, and are eager to build hands-on experience in translational veterinary research, we encourage you to apply.
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