Research Assistant (Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology)
Los Angeles, CAFull-time$30.12–35.92/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior seeks a full-time Research Assistant for the Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology and Cahill Laboratory. The research program studies the neurobiology of pain, addiction, and related behavioral processes. The assistant will support laboratory and animal research activities, including rodent behavioral studies, data collection, and supervised procedures.
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Description
The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is seeking to hire a full-time Research Assistant to join the Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology with the Cahill Laboratory, a research program focused on understanding the neurobiology of pain, addiction, and related behavioral processes. You will support a variety of laboratory and animal research activities, contributing to studies that advance our understanding of brain function and disease. Key responsibilities include:
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Support daily lab operations, including maintaining laboratory and behavioral research spaces
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Assist with rodent behavioral studies and data collection
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Participate in rodent handling and survival surgical procedures under supervision
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Maintain vivarium records, laboratory inventories, and research supplies
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Support laboratory compliance activities, including Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) inspections
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Attend lab meetings and assist with data analysis and research-related projects
Salary range: $30.12/hr - $35.92/hr
Qualifications
Ability to work effectively in a laboratory and team-based research environmentComfort working with miceStrong organizational skills and attention to detailAbility to follow research protocols and maintain accurate recordsProficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Work and Excel
Preferred:Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience, Psychology, Biology or related scientific fieldDLAM mouse training and/or rodent handling coursework Experience working in a research lab settingExperience with rodent handling and behavioral researchExperience assisting with survival surges or animal research proceduresKnowledge of behavioral tracking and data analysis software, including AnyPaze and GraphPad PrismFamiliarity with pain assessment models, addiction research, or behavioral neuroscience techniques
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.
How this job compares
Set against the 680 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30.12–35.92/hr
- US median$18–25/hr281 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $33.02/hr, is 53% above the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Research Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 23 open Research Assistant jobs in California and 680 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- University of Southern California6 open
- UCLA Health (this employer)5 open
- Stanford University4 open
- Experience
- Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (152 postings).
- Education
- 186 of the 680 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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