About this position
Job Title
Postdoctoral Fellow - Neuroscience
Department
Psychology Department
Worker Type
Temporary (Fixed Term)
Pay Type
Salary
Benefit Eligible
Yes
Job Description Summary
- Postdoctoral Fellow to support ongoing research in Dr. Anna Radke’s
- behavioral neuroscience lab. The lab utilizes rodent models to
- explore neural circuits involved in emotional and motivated
- behaviors. This position is funded by an external grant and will
- provide support for research projects investigating the biological
- bases of sex differences in alcohol drinking behaviors in mice.
- This position will also assist with the general management and
- maintenance of the laboratory and its animal colony. The position
- will work independently and alongside a collaborative and inclusive
- team of researchers, including graduate and undergraduate
- students.
Job Description
Key responsibilities:
- Provide project management and technical support for ongoing research projects.
- Develop independent research projects that align with the lab’s funded research and contribute to grant applications.
- Perform rodent behavioral testing, surgical procedures, and other technical procedures independently.
- Develop data collection processes, conduct data analyses, and independently produce summaries and technical reports of findings for assigned projects.
- Manage our rodent colony and provide critical, acute, and post-operative care support and monitoring of experimental animals and report health problems to veterinary staff and to the primary Investigator.
- Mentor and train undergraduate students in research processes.
- Contribute to scholarly papers, conference presentations, and other professional documents for publication or dissemination.
- Assure compliance with all state and federal research guidelines, as well as experimental protocols and SOPs.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Required: Ph.D. degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely
- related field by date of appointment; formal coursework or training
- in research methodology and/or neuroscience; research experience
- with animals.
- Consideration may be given to candidates with 5+ years of research
- experience in a closely related field; has the ability to work
- independently and collaboratively on an evaluation/research team;
- handle multiple tasks and complicated detail; work accurately and
- efficiently in the face of changing priorities and tight timelines,
- and has excellent organizational, written, oral, and interpersonal
- communication skills.
Additional Position Information (if applicable)
Required Application Documents
Submit cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae.
Special Instructions (if applicable)
- Inquiries may be directed to Anna Radke at radkeak@miamioh.edu.
- Screening of applications will begin two weeks from posting and
- will continue until the position is filled.
Additional Information
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