Postdoc: In Vivo Hearing Circuitry & Plasticity

Washington University; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kumar Lab in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to join an NIH-funded program investigating cortical cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying hearing difficulties in noisy environments after noise-induced hearing loss.

The successful candidate will work with in vivo two-photon imaging, ex vivo electrophysiology, chemogenetic and optogenetic tools, and computational analyses to study neural

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.D. or Equivalent Terminal or Doctoral Degree.
• No specific work experience required for this position.
• No specific certification/professional license required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Assists with grant preparation and reporting.
• Prepares and submits papers on research.
• Assists in the design of research experiments.
• Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results.
• Conscientious discharge of their research responsibilities.
• Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research.
• Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records.
• Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications.
• Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group.
• Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations.

Education

Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree

Job description

The Kumar Lab in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to join an NIH-funded program investigating cortical cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying hearing difficulties in noisy environments after noise-induced hearing loss.

The successful candidate will work with in vivo two-photon imaging, ex vivo electrophysiology, chemogenetic and optogenetic tools, and computational analyses to study neural