"Research Specialist"

Overview

The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist position available with Professor Ilana Witten.

The successful applicant will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting.

Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.

This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance.

Responsibilities

• train mice and rats on operant tasks, perform optogenetic experiments, and histological analysis of brain tissue.
• collaborate with graduate students or postdoctoral research fellows in the lab on various projects related to the neural circuits underlying reward-related behaviors.
• possibility of contributing to cellular-resolution imaging experiments.
• other contributions to the lab.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher in neuroscience, biology, engineering or a related field is required.
• 2+ years experience in a wet lab research setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Matlab, Python or R for data analysis.
• Research experience involving neuroscience methods.
• Master's degree or Bachelor's plus 2 years postbaccalaureate experience in neuroscience, biology, engineering or a related field.

Department: Princeton Neuroscience Inst

Category: Research and Laboratory

Job Type: Full-Time

Standard Weekly Hours: 36.25

Eligible for Overtime: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Probationary Period: 90 days

Salary Range: $41,000 to $60,000