Research Support Assistant Level II

New York State Psychiatry Institute • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified full-time Research Support Assistant II, to contribute to the Anacker lab's ongoing studies on neurobiology underlying stress-induced psychiatric disorders in mouse models of chronic psychosocial stress and early life adversity. The research assistant will contribute to all aspects of the projects, including pharmacological treatment of mice with novel antidepressant compounds, in vivo calcium imaging of neural activity in freely moving mice, biosensor imaging of neurotransmitter signaling in the in vivo brain, rodent behavioral experiments of cognitive flexibility and fear generalization, stereotactic surgery, mouse colony maintenance, brain tissue processing, and microscopy of brain tissue markers of activity-regulated genes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in neuroscience
• At least (6) months cumulative experience working in a laboratory environment
• At least (6) months of experience with rodent behavioral experiments, transcranial perfusions, brain tissue processing, and data analyses

Nice To Haves

• Experience with in vivo Ca2+ imaging techniques and advanced data analysis approaches (e.g. using R or Python)

Responsibilities

• Mouse handling and transgenic mouse colony maintenance
• Genotyping
• Behavioral experimentation
• Rodent models of stress and early adversity
• Intraperitoneal injections
• Stereotactic brain surgery in mice
• In vivo calcium imaging of neural activity using miniature microscopes and fiber photometry in freely moving mice
• Transcranial perfusions
• Brain extractions
• Brain tissue processing
• Immunohistochemistry
• Microscopy and data analysis

Benefits

• Excellent Benefits Package.
• Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

What This Job Offers

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