Staff Scientist I — Neurobehavioral Alcohol Research

Medical University of South Carolina; Orleans Estates (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mulholland lab within the Neuroscience Department at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston invites applications for a staff scientist. The role focuses on leading neuroscience research into how alcohol affects the brain and related behavioral deficits, with opportunities to advance basic and translational work and to supervise lab personnel.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD or doctoral-equivalent, has experience with electrophysiology, imaging, molecular biology, and

Qualifications

• PhD or MD in biological sciences required.
• Post-doctoral research experience preferred.
• Experience leading research projects and training staff desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead behavioral studies and train lab staff in mice experiments.
• Oversee wet-lab procedures including cloning, qRT-PCR and protein analysis.
• Maintain lab organization, safety and inventory.
• Perform ex vivo tissue processing and microscopy.
• Prepare manuscripts and progress reports with figures.

Skills

Neuroscience experience

Leadership ability

Molecular biology techniques

Rodent surgery experience

Education

PhD, MD or equivalent

Tools

CRISPR/Cas9

qRT-PCR

Western blot

Immunofluorescence

Flow cytometry

Job description

The Mulholland lab within the Neuroscience Department at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston invites applications for a staff scientist. The role focuses on leading neuroscience research into how alcohol affects the brain and related behavioral deficits, with opportunities to advance basic and translational work and to supervise lab personnel.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD or doctoral-equivalent, has experience with electrophysiology, imaging, molecular biology, and