Laboratory Technician I - Pharmacology

• Lab Management & Maintenance: Oversee day-to-day operations, including ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, ensuring laboratory cleanliness, and assisting with equipment maintenance and compliance.
• Animal Procedures & Surgery: Perform stereotaxic microinjections in mice and assist with colony management.
• Behavioral & Electrophysiological Testing: Learn, establish, and execute animal behavioral assays and slice electrophysiology experiments.
• Data Management: Assist with data collection, basic analysis, and maintaining organized experimental records.

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking a Laboratory Technician I to perform laboratory procedures to assist supervisors with various testing, assays, and experiments. Provides support in various areas of a laboratory as needed. Complies with laboratory quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) plans and procedures.

This position will be in support of the Nugent Lab in the Pharmacology Department. We are seeking a motivated, recent postbaccalaureate graduate in the biological sciences (or related fields) to join our team as a Full-Time Laboratory Technician. The position involves hands-on research using a mouse model of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) to identify the neural circuit mechanisms underlying post-injury mood disorders.

This position offers a strong foundation for recent graduates planning to attend graduate or medical school who wish to gain robust, practical research experience before pursuing advanced degrees. Full training will be provided, though applicants must be comfortable handling rodents.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.