Neuroscience Project Scientist: Cortico-Amygdala Circuits

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking an Assistant Project Scientist to support projects on cortico-amygdala-striatal circuits involved in reward learning, motivation, and decision making. The candidate will work under the PI to design and conduct studies, analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts.

Requirements include a PhD in neuroscience or equivalent and strong experience in behavioral neuroscience, in vivo imaging, and computational

Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience or equivalent.
• Strong background in behavioral neuroscience, learning and memory, in vivo microendoscopic cellular resolution imaging and analysis pipeline, behavioral tracking, machine learning and computational analysis approaches, and neural circuit dissection methods.

Responsibilities

• Assist the PI in experimental design and execution of extramurally-funded projects.
• Perform data analysis and interpretation; contribute to manuscript preparation.
• Oversee ongoing projections of undergraduate and graduate students; supervise postdocs, graduate and undergraduate researchers.

Skills

Behavioral neuroscience

Learning & memory

In vivo imaging

Behavioral tracking

Machine learning

Computational analysis

Neural circuit dissection

Education

PhD in neuroscience or equivalent

Job description

The Department of Psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking an Assistant Project Scientist to support projects on cortico-amygdala-striatal circuits involved in reward learning, motivation, and decision making. The candidate will work under the PI to design and conduct studies, analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts.

Requirements include a PhD in neuroscience or equivalent and strong experience in behavioral neuroscience, in vivo imaging, and computational