POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE - KENNEDY LAB - Neuroscience
About The Position
Scripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical institute with a 100-year legacy of discoveries in various fields including immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, heart disease, and cancer. Located in La Jolla, California, it comprises six research departments, Nobel laureates, a graduate school, and a postdoctoral training program. Scripps Research integrates biology, chemistry, and computer science with translational science to develop pioneering drugs and advances in digital and precision medicine. The institute aims to cultivate scientific leaders and expand knowledge for medical breakthroughs impacting global health. This position offers an opportunity to join a transformative team for individuals passionate about making a difference.
Requirements
- Must possess a doctoral degree.
- A pending doctoral degree may be considered with approval of the Principal Investigator.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research in theoretical and computational neuroscience under the supervision of a Scripps Research Faculty member.
- Engage in ongoing projects spanning reservoir computing with heterogeneous cell types, reinforcement learning/control theory analysis of complex behavior, neuromechanical whole-organism modeling, imitation learning/generative modeling of mouse social interactions, and joint analysis/modeling of effects of internal states on neural, vocalization, and behavior data.
- Contribute to projects funded by NIH and foundations, focusing on characterizing behavioral phenotypes in Parkinson's, modeling cellular/circuit mechanisms underlying internal state-dependent changes in neural population dynamics, and characterizing neural correlates of social relationships across species.
- Tailor research projects to personal research and training goals.
- Collaborate with local experimental groups.
- Develop scholarly competence.
- Seek prior approval from a Departmental Chair before applying for external funding as a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator.
- Adhere to the Scripps Postdoctoral Program and Services guidelines.
Benefits
- Eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution.
- Full suite of Health and Welfare plans including four medical plan options (including an HSA available option), dental, vision, life insurance, disability, EAP and more.
- Access to Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Paid Time Off - 5 days annually.
- Free, on-site Counseling Center which provides confidential counseling services to benefits-eligible employees.
- Free, on-site parking.
- Pet Insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
