Lab Technician & Specialist

The Department of Neurology is searching for both a Lab Technician and Lab Specialist to support the laboratory research of Dr. Jaideep Kapur. The Lab Tech/Specialist will characterize mouse models of epilepsy: frontal lobe epilepsy and epilepsy in Alzheimer’s disease models. The selected candidate will perform EEG recordings, drug infusion studies and seizure mapping studies. The successful candidate will assist with ongoing experiments with metabolism and epilepsy.

Minimum requirements

Lab Technician:

• Education: Associate’s degree required; may accept equivalent combination of experience, education, certification in lieu of degree.
  
• Experience: 2+ years of lab experience which may include student experience.
  

Lab Specialist:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required, may accept combination of experience/education/certification in lieu of degree.
  
• Experience: 1+ year of relevant lab experience required.
  

Preferred qualifications: Experience in clinical neurology and/or neuroscience research is preferred.

Anticipated Compensation:

• Lab Technician: $19.23/hour
  
• Lab Specialist: $20.19/hour
  

Physical Demands: This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation.

This position will sponsor applicants already in the US for work visas.

This is a restricted position; continuation is dependent on funding and satisfactory performance.

This position is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is a full-time benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits .

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed health screen is required for this position.

Application Process:

Please apply online , and search for R0085957. Internal applicants may search and apply for jobs on the UVA Internal Careers website . Complete an application online with the following documents (priority will be given to candidates who apply by August 8, 2026):

• CV/Resume
  
• Cover Letter
  

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all the required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process SkillSurvey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process. A minimum of three are required.

For information regarding the position or the application process, please contact Jessica Speth, Academic Recruiter, js9rk@virginia.edu.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment .