Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-30035-386

Mount Sinai; New York (NY); On-site; USD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to lead an integrated neuroscience project exploring social decision-making circuits and computation. You will design and perform experiments, analyze data, and communicate results within the lab and to the broader scientific community.

The role emphasizes mentorship of junior trainees, collaboration with the PI, and dissemination of findings through manuscripts and presentations.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, engineering, computer science or related field.
• Experience with literature review, study design and data analysis.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a rigorous in-depth project from conceptualization through dissemination of results.
• Design experiments, perform data collection and analysis, and mentor junior trainees.
• Collaborate with the PI and Mount Sinai community and disseminate findings through manuscripts and presentations.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Education

PhD in neuroscience or related field

Job description

Job Description

Details of Research Project:

Many of our most important decisions are made in the social context. These decisions frequently involve reciprocal interactions between social agents and incorporate both innate and learned behavioral circuits. The capacity to make these decisions is, however, particularly vulnerable in many neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative disorders.

This research project aims to elucidate the circuits and computation underlying social decision-making and understand how they might go awry. The candidate will take an integrated neuroscience approach to understand these questions using a variety of modern methodologies including molecular genetics, imaging, in vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, quantitative behavioral analysis, and computational modeling.

Qualifications

Experience Required:

Goals/Outcomes of the Research Project:

The postdoctoral fellow will lead a rigorous in-depth project from conceptualization through the dissemination of results. They are expected to answer a fundamental question intended to fill a gap in the literature. They should aim to achieve both conceptual and technical advances in the field, develop skills as a mentor, and demonstrate confidence in communicating your science. Their daily activities include but are not limited to literature review, study design, equipment setup, performing experiments, data collection and analysis, meeting with the PI and other lab members, interaction with the Mount Sinai community, mentoring junior trainees, writing, and publication.

Goals/Outcomes of the Research Project:

We expect to provide novel insights into the neural circuits and mechanisms underlying social decision‑making. The results of this project will be published in renowned international academic journals.

Responsibilities

Technical Duties: (include any protocols)

Research background in neural circuits of behavior, systems neuroscience or computational neuroscience preferred. Programming skills (e.g., MatLab, Python) preferred.

Educational and other Requirements for the position:

A doctoral degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, engineering, computer science or other closely related field.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint‑venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $72500 - $80000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.