Postbaccalaureate Fellow in Behavioral Neuroscience

Dartmouth College • Hanover, NH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College invites applications for a Postbaccalaureate Fellow (PBF), at the rank of postgraduate research associate, in the area of Behavioral Neuroscience. The Fellow will perform research focused on the neuroscience of motivation and reward learning in rodent models. They will work with three faculty mentors (Drs. Shelley Warlow, Katherine Nautiyal, and Kyle Smith) to contribute to collaborative projects across the three labs aimed at understanding the neural pathways and modulators underlying reward pursuit. Postbaccalaureate Fellows (PBFs) work with faculty supporting and conducting scholarly research and teaching in anticipation of advancing their skills and experience to prepare for the next stage of their careers. PBFs are expected to contribute to all stages of research – including research design, literature searches, conducting experiments, collecting and analyzing data and writing reports and papers. PBFs may also have the opportunity to contribute in the classroom or in laboratory sections of courses, helping undergraduate students with labs, review sessions, paper editing and grading certain assignments. Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Dartmouth welcomes people with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives and believes that diversity in all its forms enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their application letter how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to serve Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Neuroscience, Psychology, or a related field, completed by the start of the appointment
• Laboratory/research experience in neuroscience or a related field
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with others in a team setting
• Ability to learn quickly from direct mentoring, observation, and self-reflection
• Competent in some laboratory methods, procedures and techniques related to behavioral and/or molecular neuroscience
• Some experience with MATLAB or Python preferred
• Good time management skills
• Intends to pursue graduate studies in Behavioral Neuroscience or a related field preferred
• Authorization to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Perform experiments in rodent models, including but not limited to: stereotaxic surgery, behavioral assays, recording of neural signals, histology
• Collect and analyze data from performed experiments
• Prepare graphs and presentations to display analyzed results
• Process collected data using established analysis pipelines
• Identify, troubleshoot, and recommend solutions to problems associated with methods, procedures, and techniques; or equipment and facilities
• Assist in maintaining mouse and rat colonies including mating, weaning, and genotyping
• Adhere to laboratory biosafety and animal requirements
• Assist in maintaining laboratory records of procedures

Benefits

• Salary of $55,000
• Benefits
• Eligible for Graduate Special Student status
• Ability to take certain Dartmouth courses with tuition paid by Dartmouth as a working condition fringe benefit (maximum of 1 course per academic term)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level