Associate Researcher I- Pharmacological Sciences (Dr. Goosens Lab)
About The Position
We seek a talented and motivated Research Associate I to assist in conducting a new NIH-funded study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai examining the role of ghrelin in stress-induced changes in decision-making. The Research Associate is an entry or mid-level researcher, responsible for conducting rodent research studies under the supervision of Dr. Ki Goosens and other lab members in the Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology at Mount Sinai. The individual will conduct studies in mice. Primary responsibilities will include running experiments, collecting and processing tissues and blood samples, running ELISA, immunostaining, and confocal imaging. The individual will also organize and analyze data, help prepare research articles for publication, order reagents, perform tasks to maintain lab safety, and arrange data to meet archiving requirements. The individual will also present data in lab meetings, department retreats, and, potentially, at scientific conferences. The majority of the individual’s time and effort will be allocated to conducting the funded study as described above, but the individual may also assist with other ongoing lab projects as needed. The position provides an excellent opportunity for training, with likely authorship on papers and abstracts, and can serve as a stepping stone to graduate school or medical school, but it could also provide a long-term opportunity to work as a laboratory scientist. Candidates who can make at least two full years of commitment to this project are required.
Requirements
- Experience with small animal surgery
- Rodent handling
- Comfortable interacting with people
- Ability to work well in a team
- Interest in the neurobiology of stress
- Organized
- Able to troubleshoot or problem-solve
- Capable of meeting deadlines
- Interested in actively contributing to a fast-paced, dynamic project
- Ability to make at least two full years of commitment to this project
Nice To Haves
- Experience performing mouse behavioral assays
- Experience performing immunohistochemistry in brain sections
- Experience collecting blood samples
Responsibilities
- Conducting rodent research studies
- Running experiments
- Collecting and processing tissues and blood samples
- Running ELISA
- Immunostaining
- Confocal imaging
- Organizing and analyzing data
- Helping prepare research articles for publication
- Ordering reagents
- Performing tasks to maintain lab safety
- Arranging data to meet archiving requirements
- Presenting data in lab meetings, department retreats, and, potentially, at scientific conferences
- Assisting with other ongoing lab projects as needed
Benefits
- Training opportunities
- Likely authorship on papers and abstracts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
