Research Assistant 2

Location: Montreal Neuro.

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Position Summary:

The candidate will be responsible for designing and performing experimental procedures aimed at investigating how the dopamine neurons are altered in disease models using in vivo calcium imaging, behavioural analysis, confocal and super-resolution microscopy, drug administration, blood collection, euthanasia and brain/organ collection, etc. To achieve these goals, the candidate will be expected to provide new ideas and suggestions by reading the literature related to this project. Examples of experimental procedures include optimising new circuit labelling approaches, developing novel behavioural paradigms, and generating new transgenic mouse models. The incumbent is expected to quantify, analyze, and present experiment results at lab meetings or in peer-reviewed publications. Based on intellectual contribution, the research assistant will be given the opportunity to be an author on any publication that will derive from the work performed. In addition to performing these experiments, the candidate will be involved in the maintenance of our mouse colony (e.g. breeding, weaning, and genotyping), ordering, and providing technical guidance and training to undergraduate students.

Qualifications:

Master's Degree

This position is covered by the AMURE collective agreement: AMURE-2023-2027.pdf (aerum-amure.ca)

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Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 3 on a scale of 0-4.

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Hourly Salary:

$32.15

Hours per Week:

40 (Full time)

Location:

Montreal Neuro.

Supervisor:

Associate Professor (Clinical)

Position Start Date:

2026-09-28

Position End Date:

2027-09-27

Deadline to Apply:

2026-09-24

This position is covered by the Association of McGill University Research Employees (AMURE) collective agreement.

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