Postdoctoral Researcher
Core
Investigate neural circuit mechanisms underlying stress vulnerability and resilience, specifically how early life adversity shapes hippocampal and corticolimbic circuit function to influence fear behavior and cognitive flexibility.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Neuroscience/Neurobiology)
Builds
Research findings on neural circuits of stress and behavior
Domain
Neuroscience / Psychiatry / Behavioral Biology
Deliverable
research
Required skills
rodent behavior, stereotaxic surgeries, viral circuit tools (optogenetics, DREADDs), in vivo Ca2+ imaging, data analysis and statistics, MATLAB, Python
Preferred skills
none stated
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, R, SPSS, GraphPad
Responsibilities
Perform stereotaxic surgeries for viral injections and optical fiber/GRIN lens implantation, Conduct mouse behavioral experiments in stress and cognitive tasks, Perform projection-specific optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulations, Conduct in vivo Ca2+ imaging in freely moving mice with miniature microscopes and fiber photometry experiments, Analyze imaging and behavioral datasets using MATLAB or Python, Contribute to manuscript preparation and grant development
Seniority
Postdoctoral Researcher