Assistant Scientist – Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Core
Conducting neuroscience research on motivated and maladaptive behaviors, drug addiction, movement disorders, and learning disabilities using intact neural circuits.
Role type
Assistant Scientist (Neuroscience Research)
Builds
Scientific publications, grant proposals, and independent research programs.
Domain
Neuroscience / Biophysics / Drug Discovery
Deliverable
research
Required skills
patch-clamp electrophysiology, optophysiology, genetically encoded sensors, optogenetics, behavioral approaches, live-cell imaging, small-molecule drug discovery, advanced molecular and cellular approaches
Preferred skills
postdoctoral experience, track record of scientific publication
Technologies
patch-clamp electrophysiology, optogenetics, live-cell imaging
Responsibilities
Characterize genetic mouse models, study neuromodulatory signaling, investigate synaptic transmission, analyze circuit assembly
Seniority
Advanced level (postdoctoral experience preferred)
