Scientific Assistant-McLaughlin Lab

Job description

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: May 3, 2026 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 1161-YN_ADMINPRO - Scientific Assistant Business Title: Scientific Assistant-McLaughlin Lab Employee Type: Admin. Professional (+) (Fixed Term) Position Details: The Opportunity: As a Scientific Assistant, you will play a key role in advancing research by identifying and defining research questions, developing hypotheses, and designing experimental methodologies. You will lead and manage specific phases of research projects, analyze and interpret data, draw conclusions, and communicate findings in publishable written formats and at scientific meetings. Your primary research focus will be on addiction to drugs of abuse and its impact on society, with responsibility for helping to drive an addiction research agenda while also supporting additional laboratory projects as needed. The current project focuses on Endocannabinoid Modulation of the Habenular Stress Response. In this role, you will manage day-to-day research operations and take an active leadership role in training, mentoring, and supervising students...