CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Auditory Neuroscience) - Otolaryngology

Washington University Medical Campus, USFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Investigate cortical cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying hearing difficulties in noisy environments following noise-induced hearing loss using systems neuroscience, genetics, pharmacology, and computational approaches.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Auditory Neuroscience)

Builds

Research findings and publications on neural plasticity of cortical circuits associated with hearing deficits

Domain

Neuroscience / Auditory Systems / Systems Neuroscience

Deliverable

research

Required skills

In vivo two-photon imaging, ex vivo brain-slice electrophysiology, chemogenetic and optogenetic circuit manipulation, Inducible conditional knockout mouse models, Pharmacological interventions

Preferred skills

Stereotactic surgeries, computational neuroscience, image analysis, neural circuit modeling

Responsibilities

Assist with grant preparation and reporting, prepare and submit papers on research, assist in the design of research experiments, evaluate research findings and assist in reporting results, maintain conformity with ethical standards in research, maintain compliance with good laboratory practice

Seniority

Postdoctoral Fellow