Postdoctoral Research Associate -IRACDA
About The Position
The Postdoctoral Research Associate conducts research in their field of expertise under general supervision, applying knowledge and skills gained through education and experience to complete research projects. The position also involves training and mentoring undergraduate students in scientific projects, analyzing research data, summarizing results, and writing or contributing to research papers, articles, and publications. The associate may collaborate with researchers and faculty, assist with worksite preparation and cleaning, mentor or supervise student and graduate researchers, prepare presentation materials, and participate in technical progress reports for research sponsors. This position is grant funded, and continued employment may depend on future funding. Weekend or after-hours work may be required, and travel may be required.
Requirements
- PhD in an appropriate related field.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others.
- Understanding of brain function at the single-neuron, neural-circuit, and/or behavioral levels.
Nice To Haves
- Offered and accepted a slot in the IRACDA program at Texas A&M University.
- Skill with in vivo imaging, including two-photon imaging.
- Experience with research and models of developmental disorders.
- Experience with computational pipelines, including MATLAB.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research in the associate’s field of expertise and complete research projects.
- Analyze research data and summarize results.
- Assist with preparing and cleaning the worksite.
- Write or contribute to research papers, articles, and publications.
- Assist with, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers or graduate students working on project-related research.
- Prepare presentation materials that may be presented to small or large groups.
- Participate in preparing required technical progress reports for research sponsors.
- Train and mentor undergraduate students in scientific projects.
- Collaborate with other researchers and/or faculty as applicable.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance; Texas A&M contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
- 12–15 days of annual paid holidays.
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- Free exercise programs and release time.
- Free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support for conferences, workshops, and other professional development.
- Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while employed at Texas A&M.
- Access to the Living Well program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
