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Research Assistant | Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics

Rockefeller University

New York, New York

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New York, New York
POSTED
30+ days ago
Organization Overview: Neurobiological discoveries have been fueled in recent years by rapid development of optical imaging tools. Over the last decade the Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics has developed a wide portfolio of advanced optical neurotechnologies that have enabled large-scale optical interrogation of neuronal population activity at high spatiotemporal resolution across model systems. These capabilities have opened up new opportunities for understanding the fundamental principles of how brain-wide neurocomputation and animal behavior emerges from dynamic interaction of vast and highly distributed neuronal populations in the mammalian brain. Developing and applying new neurotechnologies towards these other neuroscience questions represents a major focus of the lab in the coming years. These efforts have the potential to transform our understanding of how cognitive functions emerge from the connectivity and of neuroactivity as well as provide new avenues for the development of new class of biologically inspired AI algorithms and architectures.  Overview:

The Research Assistant will play a crucial role in facilitating and being responsible for all aspects related to in vivo animal-related work required to characterize and apply the above optical technologies. They will work independently and collaboratively with other lab members including postdocs, graduate students and engineers in the lab on data acquisition and analysis while independently managing and owning areas related to in vivo animal-related work. As the success of multiple projects is highly dependent on the quality on their work, the successful candidate will a be highly organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated individual. They will join an intellectually stimulating high-end scientific research environment closely with a small interdisciplinary team of highly driven and passionate scientists. Candidates intending to apply to a graduate school are expected to commit for at least the duration of two years to this position. Prior experience with working with rodents, basic knowledge of molecular and neurobiology and hands-on experience with performing in vivo surgeries in rodents is required.

Responsibilities:

The Research Assistant will be responsible for all aspects related to in vivo animal related work. These include:

  • Testing and characterization of various fluorescent reporters of neuroactivity
  • Management of the animal colony
  • Performance of in vivo cranial windows surgeries
  • Stereotactic virus injections
  • Development of animal training protocols and apparatus for behavioral training and monitoring supported by technical staff
  • Pperforming in vivo experiments independently or collaboratively with other lab members using the advanced microscopy portfolio in the lab

The Research Assistant will also be responsible for utilizing and expanding (as needed) the existing data processing pipeline and post-acquisition data analysis, documentation, compiling reports or manuscript sections.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, or related field
  • Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated with excellent time management and be able to manage multiple tasks
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must have basic knowledge of rodent neuroanatomy and previous hands-on experience with rodent handing including stereotactic injections 
  • Basic knowledge of molecular biology tools including mouse genetics, cloning, plasmid design, sequencing and work with viral vectors is required

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in neuroscience or related field is preferred
  • Previous experience with rodent cranial window surgery is strongly preferred
  • Experience with rodent behavior or managing a colony is desirable
  • Experience with two-photon in vivo microscopy or confocal microscopy as well as data analysis is desirable

 

 

The Rockefeller University is an equal opportunity employer – veterans/individuals with disabilities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal law, including but not limited to disability and protected veteran status.

 

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on various factors, including but not limited to organizational budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The hiring range provided represents The Rockefeller University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Compensation Range: Min: USD $50,000.00/Yr. Compensation Range: Max: USD $55,000.00/Yr.

About the Company

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Rockefeller University

Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was incorporated on June 14, 1901. It was the first institution in the United States devoted solely to biomedical research--to understanding the underlying causes of disease.

Today, renamed Rockefeller University, it is one of the foremost research centers in the world, contributing to 23 Nobel Prizes as well as numerous other awards.

Rockefeller University Community
  • 71 heads of laboratories
  • 200 research and clinical scientists
  • 350 postdoctoral investigators
  • 1,050 support staff
  • 150 Ph.D. students
  • 50 M.D.-Ph.D. students
  • 887 alumni
Areas of basic interdisciplinary research
  • biochemistry, structural biology and chemistry
  • molecular, cell and developmental biology
  • immunology, virology and microbiology
  • medical sciences and human genetics
  • neuroscience
  • physics and mathematical biology
Revolutionary accomplishments

Rockefeller University researchers achieved many of the last century's seminal advances in the biomedical sciences, including:
  • Discovering that DNA is the basic material of heredity (1944)
  • Determining that cancer can be caused by a virus (1911)
  • Confirming the connection between cholesterol and heart disease (1950s)
  • Developing methadone maintenance for people addicted to heroin (1960s)
  • Developing the AIDS "cocktail" drug therapy (1990s)
Seventy-four laboratories form the university's core
The university's laboratory-based organizational structure "without walls" and pared-down layers of administration do away with the schools and academic departments that too often separate scientists. "This approach fosters a tremendously rich soup of interdisciplinary research and collaboration," says Rockefeller professor and Nobel laureate Günter Blobel.

Acclaimed scientists
In its history, Rockefeller has been associated with 23 Nobel laureates and 19 Lasker Award recipients. Five faculty members have been named MacArthur Fellows and 12 have garnered the National Medal of Science, the highest science award given by the United States. And, 33 Rockefeller faculty are elected members of the National Academy of Sciences.

Partnerships with other leading institutions
Rockefeller has close ties with neighboring Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Additional academic partnerships with the Courant Institute of New York University and Bard College provide students with a rich array of training opportunities. Rockefeller forges collaborations with biotech and pharmaceutical companies as needed to speed research findings into development to improve patient care.

Clinical research hospital
In 1910, Rockefeller scientists founded the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to experimental medicine. The Rockefeller University Hospital's only patients are participants in clinical trials building on basic research findings from Rockefeller labs. This "allows the university to maintain an unbroken spectrum of research, from basic to clinical," says Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and Rockefeller president emeritus. Unburdened by constraints of standard patient care, the hospital is a vital component of Rockefeller's commitment to accelerating basic research findings on their route from bench to bedside for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Studies are under way on AIDS/ HIV, obesity, hepatitis C and addictive diseases.

More than science
Artistic and intellectual activity flourishes on Rockefeller's campus. The verdant grounds, situated on Manhattan's Upper East Side, boast a world-class art collection. The university regularly hosts events designed to explore the intuitive connection between science and the arts.Weekly and monthly recital series grace the university's spectacular auditorium, and a variety of exhibits regularly take shape on campus -currently including sculpture on temporary exhibition from New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Select graduate student body
A class of Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. students from across the United States and the world works closely with international faculty in a rigorous, highly personalized program of graduate study and research. The university offers graduate students access and opportunities to work with leading scientists, as well as full financial support and affordable on- and off-campus housing.

University budget
Funding the research studies of The Rockefeller University's scientists are the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, private gifts and endowment income.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Education
FOUNDED
1901
WEBSITE
http://www.rockefeller.edu/

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