Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking an Animal Biologist, Small Animals at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD This is a long-term contract position which offers:
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
Optional health, vision, and dental plans
Vacation leave as well as 10 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
Access to NIH's unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives
TASKS/SERVICES . The contractor shall:
Study the principles of living systems, with particular focus on the effects on animal biology, veterinary medicine, imaging techniques and ancillary laboratory equipment and up to date with the current Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) for appropriate care of animals. Maintain and update animal protocols for new and existing techniques.
Prepares animals for experimental imaging and therapeutic studies including anesthesia, shave, Nair, injection catheters, physiological monitoring, retro-orbital infusion, intraarterial infusion, intracardiac injection, subcutaneous tumor implantation, intraperitoneal injection, surgical techniques, necropsies, blood and tissue sample collection, and proper disposal of animal carcasses.
Carry out molecular biological experiments, including cell culture, tissue homogenization, protein and RNA extraction techniques, multiplex enzyme-linker immunosorbent assay, Western blotting, RT-PCR, tissue handling and flow cytometry.
Perform a variety of specialized tissue fixation, embedding, sectioning, staining and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence techniques and perform analysis of animal tissues; prepare frozen slices and paraffin section, appropriately stained to demonstrate normal and abnormal structures and performs light and confocal microscopy.
Update and maintain laboratory notebooks and databases; collect, quantitative analysis; data analysis, figure preparation, and image acquisition; maintain complete and detailed records of all experiments and interpret data.
Maintain spreadsheet of experiment animal records and clinical care/observations.
Handle, dissect and euthanize animals.
Handle experimental animals including tail vein injections, administration of anesthesia and monitoring of animal viral signs.
Perform experiments and maintain primary tissues and cells in culture, utilizing sterile techniques.
Work with staff to process tissue for immunohistochemistry.
REQUIREMENTS . The contractor must have:
Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering, Nuclear, Industrial Radiology, and Biological Technologies, and/or related fields
Knowledge of magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) safety standards, Therapeutic Ultrasound, imaging physics, devices, and techniques that effect imaging technique
Knowledge of computers including an understanding of computer hardware, knowledge of a variety of operating systems.
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