Postdoctoral Fellow: Auditory Neuroscience & Cortical Circuits

UNKNOWN; United States; On-site; USD 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis, in the Kumar Lab of Otolaryngology, seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to join NIH-funded research on cortical circuits underlying hearing in noisy environments after noise-induced hearing loss.

The role uses in vivo two-photon imaging, electrophysiology, chemogenetic and optogenetic approaches, and computational analyses to study neural plasticity. The position offers access to state-of-the-art imaging, computational resources, and a

Qualifications

• Education: Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.

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.

Skills

Two-photon imaging

Brain-slice electrophysiology

Stereotactic surgeries

Computational neuroscience

Image analysis

Neural circuit modeling

Education

PhD/MD or equivalent

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis, in the Kumar Lab of Otolaryngology, seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to join NIH-funded research on cortical circuits underlying hearing in noisy environments after noise-induced hearing loss.

The role uses in vivo two-photon imaging, electrophysiology, chemogenetic and optogenetic approaches, and computational analyses to study neural plasticity. The position offers access to state-of-the-art imaging, computational resources, and a