Research Specialist I

he Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist I position available with Professor Ilana Witten.

The successful applicant will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting.

Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.

This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance.

- train mice and rats on operant tasks, perform optogenetic experiments, and histological analysis of brain tissue.

- collaborate with graduate students or postdoctoral research fellows in the lab on various projects related to the neural circuits underlying reward-related behaviors

- possibility of contributing to cellular-resolution imaging experiments

- other contributions to the lab

Essential Qualifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent in neuroscience, biology, engineering or a related field is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with Matlab, Python or R for data analysis is ideal.

Research experience involving neuroscience methods is preferred.

This position is subject to the University's background check policy.

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