Neuroscience Research Scientist I - Circuit Dynamics

NYSPI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits Package

Job summary

The New York State Psychiatric Institute is seeking a Research Scientist I to perform advanced neuroscience research in a mouse-based systems neuroscience lab examining how early-life adversity affects reward processing and ventral pallidal-accumbal circuits.

Responsibilities include designing longitudinal behavioral experiments, performing surgeries, maintaining colonies, conducting in vivo experiments, and generating analyses in Python/R/MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional research experience, or a master's degree in an appropriate field.
• Doctoral training or PhD may be preferred for advanced roles.

Responsibilities

• Design and run longitudinal behavioral experiments, including developmental stress paradigms and reward-sensitivity assays.
• Perform stereotaxic surgery, viral vector delivery, and implantation of optical fibers and recording devices.
• Breed and maintain transgenic mouse colonies, including genotyping and records.
• Conduct in vivo optogenetic, fiber photometry and electrophysiological experiments in awake behaving mice.
• Perform histology, immunohistochemistry, whole-brain activity mapping, microscopy and atlas registration.
• Build analysis pipelines for behavioral, imaging and electrophysiological data in Python, R or MATLAB.
• Prepare figures and text for manuscripts, grants and progress reports; present at lab meetings and conferences.
• Supervise and train research technicians, undergraduate students and PhD students; maintain compliance and records.
• Maintain IACUC and safety compliance; occasional evening or weekend work for animal care.

Skills

Professional research experience

Stereotaxic surgery

Viral delivery

Python/R/MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Stereotaxic equipment

Viral delivery systems

Whole-brain mapping

Python

R

MATLAB

Job description

The New York State Psychiatric Institute is seeking a Research Scientist I to perform advanced neuroscience research in a mouse-based systems neuroscience lab examining how early-life adversity affects reward processing and ventral pallidal-accumbal circuits.

Responsibilities include designing longitudinal behavioral experiments, performing surgeries, maintaining colonies, conducting in vivo experiments, and generating analyses in Python/R/MATLAB.