Postdoctoral Associate (Multiple Vacancies)

Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ

15h

About The Position

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for the department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Zutshi Lab at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is a new systems neuroscience lab studying how neural activity supports planning, decision-making, and memory. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Postdoctoral Associate will investigate hippocampal and cortical circuits during navigation and goal-directed behaviors using large-scale electrophysiology, in vivo imaging, optogenetics, and computational analysis. The Postdoctoral Associate will work with behaving mice and develop experimental and analytical approaches to understand circuit-level mechanisms of cognition. New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in one or more of the following is preferred: (1) in vivo neural activity monitoring (e.g., electrophysiology, 2-photon or 1-photon imaging, fiber photometry), (2) application of computational approaches and advanced data analysis, (3) optogenetic or viral circuit manipulation, or (4) development of naturalistic rodent behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Conducts laboratory research in systems neuroscience projects.
• Designs and performs experiments; collects, organizes, and analyzes data.
• Uses in vivo neural recording or imaging methods and assists in development of new behavioral and circuit-manipulation approaches.
• Prepares manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and present research at scientific meetings.
• Engages in scientific communication and the training of junior personnel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed