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Laboratory Manager
Classification & Regular Hours
Hours per Week: 37.5
Salary Grade 13: $61,250 - $72,020
Please note, this position is wholly grant funded.
About Western
With an international reputation for success, Western ranks as one of Canada's top research-intensive universities. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western also provides an exceptional employment experience, offering competitive salaries, a wide range of employment opportunities and one of Canada's most beautiful campuses.
About Us
The mission of the Translational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (TCNLab; PIs Dr Lisa Saksida and Dr Tim Bussey) is to understand the circuits and mechanisms underlying cognition, particularly learning and memory. This is essential for improving diagnosis and early detection of brain disease, and for finding possible new treatments. The Rodent Cognition Research and Innovation Core (RoCRIC) and the MouseTRAP Core Facility supports, through technical staff salaries and operational costs, existing infrastructure for both conventional and advanced touchscreen-based rodent neurobehavioural experimentation at Western University. The research carried out by the TCNLab, RoCRIC), and the MouseTRAP teams combines neurobiological techniques for manipulating and observing brain circuits (e.g., DREADDs, optogenetics, pharmacology, transgenic and knockout mouse models, viral vectors, fibre photometry) with sophisticated analysis of cognition using mainly touchscreen-based assessment systems. This system enables us to use very similar, and in many cases identical, cognitive assays in mice, rats and humans—maximizing the likelihood that the same underlying cognitive processes are being probed.
Responsibilities
The Laboratory Manager will require a high degree of technical expertise and will oversee the general day-to-day operations in the TCNLab and related components of the RoCRIC and MouseTRAP Core Facility. The Laboratory Manager will be proficient in the scientific techniques used in the lab, and will develop and maintain SOPs and train lab members in their use. The role will provide effective and efficient management of the laboratory, and ensure that faculty members and students have the required information, guidance, documentation, and resources. The Laboratory Manager will be responsible for maintaining lab space, lab equipment and managing supplies, will interact with and help to oversee trainees, and will work in collaboration with other lab staff, postdoctoral fellows and students.
Qualifications
Education:
- Masters degree in Life Sciences or equivalent
- Experience in behavioral neuroscience and laboratory management is preferred
Experience:
- 3 years’ research experience in a neurobiology lab
- Experience in molecular and cellular analysis of brain tissue and experience in behavioral analysis of rodents
- Experience in optogenetics and/or DREADDs is preferred
- Experience in mouse or rat models and molecular and cellular biology shown by publications in the field of neuroscience would be an asset
- Experience training students and managing multiple research projects preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- In-depth knowledge of research principles and techniques related to behavioural neuroscience
- Familiarity with preventative maintenance techniques and practices
- Knowledge of general laboratory procedures
- Familiarity with methods for research design, implementation, and analysis
- Self-driven individual who is highly motivated and possesses an intrinsic passion for quality
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively to priorities
- Ability to work flexibly around variable work demands
- Ability to focus and attend to detail while also understanding the big picture
- Ability to work independently and troubleshoot research issues and equipment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, open to feedback, enjoys working closely with others, and contributes positively to a team environment
- Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to speak and present to both small and large groups in formal and informal settings
- Excellent written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to complete detailed analytics and reports
- Project management training and expertise
- Skills with Behavioural analysis using touchscreen tasks of cognition preferred
- Ability to perform effective animal handling preferred
- Advanced computer skills and software application including Abet software for touchscreens, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Demonstrated ability to organize data and prepare reports for publication
- Demonstrated ability to research/investigate issues and resolve problems
- Sound knowledge of associated risks in a research environment
Background Checks
Please note, successful applicants may be required to produce a current police information record check(s) from a police service prior to commencing employment.
Western Values Diversity
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone 519-661-2194.
Please Note:
Interested applicants are asked to visit:
https://recruit.uwo.ca for further information and to apply online referencing job #39142 by 11:59PM on May 20, 2025.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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