Behavioral Neuroscience Research: Brain Maps & Addiction

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso (TX)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

The University of Texas at El Paso is seeking a non-tenure-track Research Assistant Professor in Behavioral Neuroscience in El Paso, TX. This role involves conducting rat behavioral experiments, analyzing data, and contributing to a digital atlas of brain reward circuits.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and have experience in behavioral neuroscience, with opportunities for mentoring and collaboration within an interdisciplinary team. The position is renewable up to 3 years based on performance and funding.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience using Brain Maps 4.0 to register data.
  • Hands-on experience in operant or appetitive conditioning experiments.
  • Established record of in-vivo experimental research evidenced by publications.

Responsibilities

  • Design and conduct rat behavioral experiments for substance use disorders.
  • Analyze behavioral data and characterize reward-related phenotypes.
  • Collaborate on multi-modal data integration and atlas development.

Skills

Behavioral neuroscience
Rat stereotaxic surgery
In-vivo experimental research
Team collaboration
Experimental data analysis

Education

Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience or related field

Tools

Brain Maps 4.0
Python
MATLAB
R

Job description

The University of Texas at El Paso is seeking a non-tenure-track Research Assistant Professor in Behavioral Neuroscience in El Paso, TX. This role involves conducting rat behavioral experiments, analyzing data, and contributing to a digital atlas of brain reward circuits.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and have experience in behavioral neuroscience, with opportunities for mentoring and collaboration within an interdisciplinary team. The position is renewable up to 3 years based on performance and funding.

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