"Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Psychology (Temporary)"

Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Psychology (Temporary)

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Neuroscience

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req24211

Department: Psychology

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona's Department of Psychology invites you to apply to the role of Postdoctoral Research Associate I. This position will develop and refine computational approaches, analyses, and neural circuit models for understanding local-field and neural ensemble data collected from rodent models of healthy aging and age-associated disorders. These analyses and models will contribute to NIH grant funded research into Alzheimer's disease and its impact on hippocampal and prefrontal cortex function. The successful candidate should also be capable of writing manuscripts suitable for publication in academic journals.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Computational analysis and modeling of neural data.
• Write up manuscripts and generate figures for manuscripts related to the publication.
• Contribute (writing and figures) to grant submissions related to this project.
• Train lab members in various computational techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience or related field.
• Demonstrated research background in the analysis of neural ensemble data and in the modeling of neuronal activity.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Research

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: NIH Salary Guidelines, Depends on Experience

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Expected End Date: 5/31/2026

Contact Information for Candidates

Stephen Cowen | scowen@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter