Neuroscience Lab Research Assistant — Olfactory & Behavior

Columbia University in the City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University in the City of New York invites applications for a full-time Research Assistant in the Axel Laboratory of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. The role focuses on olfactory neural processing, learning, and memory in mice, with opportunities for hands-on experiments and data analysis.

The candidate will work with a postdoctoral researcher in a dynamic, collaborative environment, contributing to cutting-edge neuroscience research at Jerome L.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in neuroscience, biology, chemistry or related field is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience in a research environment.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the PI, perform animal manipulations, including non-survival and survival surgeries.
• Perform behavioral training on rodents.
• Perform data collection and basic behavioral and imaging data analysis.
• Collecting and analyzing behavioral and neural activity data using Matlab, Excel, and/or Python.
• Assist with administrative and documentation relating to experiments.
• Other duties assigned.

Skills

Laboratory research

Data analysis

Animal handling

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in neuroscience, biology, chemistry or related field

Tools

Matlab

Python

Excel

Job description

Columbia University in the City of New York invites applications for a full-time Research Assistant in the Axel Laboratory of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. The role focuses on olfactory neural processing, learning, and memory in mice, with opportunities for hands-on experiments and data analysis.

The candidate will work with a postdoctoral researcher in a dynamic, collaborative environment, contributing to cutting-edge neuroscience research at Jerome L.