Research Scientist Level 2 (Emotional Brain Institute) (210-2026-31)

Job Description

The Emotional Brain Institute (EBI) is a multidisciplinary institute aimed at addressing fundamental questions in neuroscience and neuropsychiatry. We seek to hire a research scientist to carry out neurobiological experiments on animals, aimed at understanding sensory and cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric disease. JOB DUTIES: This job will involve stereotaxic surgeries in mice, histology, immunohistochemistry, multiphoton microscopy, electrophysiology, and other basic laboratory tasks. It will involve colony monitoring and maintenance. Further, it will involve training others in the lab to carry out these surgeries. Travel to research conferences, both domestic and international, to present results is likely. JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and three years of professional research experience in an appropriate field or master's degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year experience, and Ph.D in an appropriate field may substitute for an additional year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in the following areas: biology, neuroscience, psychology, chemistry.
• Ten years of experience working in research labs, including as a part of Ph.D. training
• Proficiency in stereotaxic surgeries in mice.
• Proficiency in dense electrophysiological recordings in cortex of mice.
• Proficiency in two-photon microscopy in cortex of mice.
• Experience mentoring junior scientists.
• Must have experience working with animals and data collection.
• Experience presenting at scientific symposium is a plus.
• Experience writing manuscripts Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements: Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment. *The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant. Applications will only be accepted through website at: - Click on Employment Opportunities. Applications will be accepted only during the posting dates as listed at the top of the job announcement. Questions regarding this position please email: hrprocessing@nki.rfmh.org