Research Assistant- Liu

Overview

About The University Of Georgia: The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. Posting Number: S13574P.

Working Title:

Research Assistant
- Liu. Department:
Vet Med-Isakson CNDR.

Posting Type:
External. Retirement Plan: TRS.

Employment Type:

Employee. Benefits Eligibility:
Benefits Eligible. Full/Part Time:
Full Time. Location of Vacancy:
Athens Area. Open Until Filled:
Yes. Proposed Starting Date: 07/06/2025. Posting Date: 05/09/2025.

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The main campus is located in Athens, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton.

UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including the newly formed School of Medicine.

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, trains future veterinarians, provides services to animal owners and veterinarians, and conducts investigations to improve the health of animals as well as people. The college serves pets and their owners, food-producing animals, and wildlife by offering hospital and diagnostic laboratory services. It maintains technologically advanced facilities and safeguards public health by studying emerging infectious diseases impacting animal and human health.

The College upholds the Principles of Community which values all members of the university community.

Posting Type:
External.

Employment Type:

Employee. Benefits Eligibility:
Benefits Eligible. Full/Part Time:
Full Time. Location of Vacancy:
Athens Area. EEO Policy Statement:
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or other protected status. Accommodation requests may be directed to Central HR (hrweb).

Classification

Title:

Research Paraprofessional/Professional. FLSA:
Non-Exempt. FTE: 1.0.

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

B.S. or M.S. in biology, biomedical sciences, or related disciplines.

Candidates in this full-time position will serve as the research assistants in the Liu lab affiliated with the Center for Neurological Disease Research, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Biomedical Sciences. The NIH-funded research projects in the Liu lab target cellular to system level mechanisms of signal processing in the brain for the sense of smell in normal physiological conditions or pathological conditions including neurodegeneration and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The incumbents will participate in animal-based experimental activities including survival and non-survival animal surgeries, immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging, physiological recordings, data collection and analysis, data presentation and project reports, technique development and execution, or other assignments from the supervisor or PI. Prior experience or skills in performing animal-based research including stereotaxic neurosurgeries, tissue sectioning, immunohistochemical studies, electrophysiological recordings, confocal imaging, or behavioral tests in rodents will be considered as core competencies.

• Prior experience or skills in at least one of the…