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Postdoctoral Associate in Spinal Cord Stimulation and Electrophysiology for Chronic Pain

Job Number: 24640
Functional Area: Research - Scientific
Department: Program in Media Arts and Sciences
School Area: Architecture & Planning

Employment Type: Full-Time Temporary
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes
Schedule:

Posting Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN SPINAL CORD STIMULATION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FOR CHRONIC PAIN, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, to join Professor Sarkar’s research group at MIT that is seeking a postdoc to perform varied responsibilities such as performing research on electrical spinal cord stimulation to treat chronic/neuropathic pain in mice, characterizing the effect of stimulation through electrophysiology and behavioral tests and publishing scholarly reports. Prof. Sarkar's group develops wireless nanoelectronic devices which can be used for spatio-temporally precise electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.

Find a full job description here: https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/positionsavailable.html

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: PhD in neuroscience, biology, bioengineering or relevant field; extensive understanding of neural circuitry and mechanism related to chronic pain and effect of spinal cord stimulation on it; expertise in electrophysiology techniques; experience in developing neuropathic/chronic pain models in rodents; experience with mouse/rats spinal cord surgery, stereotactic injections and implanting epidural electrodes; experience in electrical stimulation and recording from mice/rats’ spinal cord with electrodes; experience with testing animal behavior related to neuropathic/chronic pain. PREFERRED: Experience in Patch clamping in cultured cells or live spinal cord slices; experience in studying neural plasticity with electrical stimulation; experience with spinal Cord Injury Fiber photometry or 2-photoncalcium imaging or optogenetics skills; and data analysis and statistical skills. Job #24640

Include a separate section for “Skills” in submitted CV, listing in vivo, in vitro and other scientific/technical skills.

Position to be filled ASAP.

11/27/2024