Neuroscience Postdoc: Orexin & Neuropsychiatry Research

Rutgers University; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation and holidays

Competitive retirement benefits

Education benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers University seeks a Post Doctoral Associate at the Brain Health Institute to study how the orexin system interacts with stress and reward circuits involved in neuropsychiatric disorders. The role uses rodent memory, stress and reward models with advanced behavioral and chemogenetic techniques in a fully on-site lab in Piscataway, NJ.

The candidate will analyze data, conduct a range of behavioral and pharmacological experiments, document findings, and contribute to advancing orexin-based

Qualifications

• A PhD Degree in Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, or a relevant field is required plus 3 years of related research experience.
• The incumbent should also demonstrate a record of productivity as first author on two or more published works.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, organize, and present data at laboratory meetings and major scientific meetings.
• Perform various research and clinical technical operations relative to ongoing investigatory activities of a laboratory; may assist in conducting specialized research for a particular phase of a project.
• Conduct behavioral and pharmacological experiments in rodents to develop novel therapeutic approaches to treat disorders of stress, decision-making, memory, motivation and reward.
• Conduct behavioral and pharmacological experiments in rodents to develop novel therapeutic approaches to mitigate symptoms associated with stress, depression and/or Alzheimer's disease.
• Conduct behavioral, anatomic, chemogenetic, pharmacological and chemogenetic experiments in rodents to delineate mechanisms underlying drug abuse.
• Conduct conditioned place preference, and learning and memory tasks, intracerebral infusions, and pharmacological manipulations in rodents to develop novel therapeutic approaches to prevent development of addiction propensity during chronic administration of drugs of abuse.
• Keeps detailed records of procedures and experiences.
• Performs various research and technical operations relative to ongoing investigatory activities of a laboratory; may assist in conducting specialized research for a particular phase of a project.
• Perform rodent surgical techniques, in particular stereotaxic brain surgery and microinjections using fine glass micropipettes

Skills

PhD in Neuroscience

Rodent behavior experiments

Education

PhD in Neuroscience or Biology

Job description

Rutgers University seeks a Post Doctoral Associate at the Brain Health Institute to study how the orexin system interacts with stress and reward circuits involved in neuropsychiatric disorders. The role uses rodent memory, stress and reward models with advanced behavioral and chemogenetic techniques in a fully on-site lab in Piscataway, NJ.

The candidate will analyze data, conduct a range of behavioral and pharmacological experiments, document findings, and contribute to advancing orexin-based