"Postdoctoral Scientist - Neural circuits of emotion and decision making"

Postdoctoral Scientist - Neural circuits of emotion and decision making

The Juarez Lab (https://www.thejuarezlab.com/) at the University of Maryland-Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) is seeking a postdoctoral scientist. The candidate will lead research projects focused on determining how cellular excitability regulates emotional states and decision-making behaviors for natural and drug reward. The Juarez lab uses circuit dissecting ex vivo and in vivo electrophysiology, fiber photometry, viral based CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing, and methods to manipulate neural activity in animal models of stress and substance-use disorders. We also use open-source technologies to further our research goals and hope to develop new ones to contribute to the community. Experience with mouse behavior, neurophysiological recordings, molecular biology, and/or computational modeling is preferred, but not required.

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Responsibilities:

• Design, perform, and analyze experiments.
• Present data at group meetings and conferences.
• Contribute to writing of publications, create figures for papers and grants.
• Assist with management of mouse colony.

Qualifications

The Juarez lab is dedicated to the career development of scientists, whether they want to remain in academia or not. The Juarez lab believes that an equitable and diverse research environment produces the best scientific discovery.

Required Education/Experience:

Doctoral degree (PhD/MD/DVM) in specialty area from an accredited university training program.