Required: 

• Basic understanding of biology, animal physiology, cancer biology, and/or molecular imaging research. Skilled with various preclinical models of disease
• Subcutaneous xenograft/Orthotopic tumors
• Patient-Derived xenografts
• Adoptive cell transfer models
• Bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis
• Bile-duct ligation/CCl4 liver fibrosis
• Organized and detail-oriented; maintains up-to-date, accurate and organized schedules and records on a timely basis. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, postdocs, and students about basic imaging theory, techniques and protocols. 
• Experienced in working with small animals such as mice and rats
• Handling,Injections, general physiology and maintenance, dissections
• Advanced surgical skills highly desirable
• Ability to learn pre-clinical imaging systems. Ability to use and/or learn imaging software for data analysis
• Ability to work independently and troubleshoot scheduling conflicts, etc. 
• Skilled at writing reports and working with spreadsheets, databases, and email. 
• Ability to follow directions and to both work independently and to work well with a team when needed. 

Preferred: 

• Experience handling radioactive samples and knowledge of Radiation Safety requirements. Ability to learn ex vivo assays including autoradiography