Cambridge, MA30+ days ago
This position includes the opportunity to apply for grants and will work independently to troubleshoot, evaluate, optimize, and document rigorous experiments; design and build transgene constructs, create and maintain transgenic jellyfish lines, and use them to generate large data sets and efficiently test key hypotheses; collaborate and interface within the lab and with other laboratories or core facilities; effectively communicate and present project plans, results, and conclusions within the lab as well as to the institution and broader scientific community; train and mentor students and staff in scientific methods and practices; and write grant applications in collaboration with the PI. RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Biology - The Weissbourd lab, to join the lab studying the neurobiology and behavior of a jellyfish, Clytia hemisphaerica, with the goal of finding principles of neural development and function in an outgroup to bilaterian animals; and lead and contribute to a range of advanced projects that include molecular and cell biology, computational biology, and behavioral studies.