Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Bio-Medical Sciences Department

The newly opened Central Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Creighton University invites applications for the role of Postdoctoral Fellow, starting in October 2025.

The position will provide opportunities to develop independent research projects on auditory neuroscience, career development, and gain hands-on experience with advanced techniques, including patch clamp, optogenetics, fluorescence imaging, auditory brainstem response (ABR), stereotaxic surgery, RNA-seq, and computational modeling.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Principal Investigator in setting up essential electrophysiology, molecular biology and stereotaxic surgery equipment for experiments.
• Perform daily tasks, including mouse handling, operating ABR and noise exposure systems, and conducting whole-cell patch-clamp recordings and post-hoc molecular biology work.

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience in relevant field or expected PhD in the next few months

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