INTERN RESEARCH - Petrascheck Lab

Scripps Research • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

The Petrascheck Laboratory at The Scripps Research Institute is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic research intern to assist with projects combining behavioral neuroscience, imaging, and machine learning. This internship offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the intersection of neuroscience, animal behavior, imaging, and artificial intelligence while working in a dynamic research environment. The successful candidate will contribute to studies involving continuous imaging of mice in their home cages and the analysis of behavioral data using state-of-the-art machine learning approaches. A major component of the work will involve processing and evaluating large image datasets and implementing behavioral tracking and pose-estimation pipelines using SLEAP (Social LEAP Estimates Animal Poses).

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in high school, an associate’s program, a bachelors program or masters program.

Nice To Haves

• Computer skills and familiarity with data analysis workflows.
• Experience handling and organizing large datasets.
• Interest in machine learning, computer vision, or computational biology.
• Experience working with laboratory mice or willingness to learn animal handling techniques.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a collaborative research environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Mouse husbandry and setting up the imaging experiments.
• Acquire and manage large-scale image and video datasets generated from home-cage monitoring systems.
• Process, organize, and curate large datasets for downstream analysis.
• Assist with behavioral analysis using machine learning and computer vision tools, including SLEAP.
• Contribute to the analysis of automated behavioral phenotyping workflows.
• Maintain accurate records of experimental and computational work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed