We are seeking a highly motivated applicant to join our team as a full-time research technician studying the neural basis of auditory perceptual learning. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing daily laboratory activities, including maintaining the animal colony, ordering supplies, preparing common use solutions, and overseeing lab safety compliance. In addition, the hired applicant will support ongoing projects in the lab by training and testing Mongolian gerbils on auditory detection and discrimination tasks, assisting with or performing survival surgeries, performing perfusions, and processing and imaging histological tissue. The candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience with a number of techniques, including in vivo electrophysiology, pharmacology, fiber photometry, operant conditioning, chemogenetics, and/or optogenetics. This position is an ideal fit for an individual looking to gain independent research experience before applying to graduate or medical school. This a one-year position, with the option to renew for a second year.