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Postdoctoral Associate, Molecular Neuroscience

Job Number: 24680
Functional Area: Research - Engineering
Department: Department of Biological Engineering
School Area: Engineering

Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes
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Posting Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE, Department of Biological Engineering - Bathe Lab, to help pioneer a new approach in molecular neuroscience based on simultaneous single-synapse multimodal interrogation of the activity and biochemistry of synapse populations. In collaboration with the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, this individual will work on leveraging technology developed in the Bathe lab to study the molecular etiology of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders and the mechanisms of psychoactive therapeutics and develop tools to extract new information modalities at the single-synapse resolution. The project aims to interrogate cellular models from human patient cell lines to reveal molecular mechanisms of perturbed cognition that will enable psychiatric drug discovery and understanding of cognitive disorders.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: PhD in Neuroscience/neurobiology, Neuroengineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related field; project and data management skills, including open science practices; demonstrated rigor in experimental design and data analysis; experience with confocal microscopy and quantitative image analysis, antibody and oligonucleotide conjugation chemistry, high-dimensional data analysis and machine learning, and design and implementation of high-content, high-throughput cellular screens; and proven record of work products and publications. PREFERRED: Interest in cellular and molecular neuroscience, stem cell research, particularly stem cell-derived neurons, Genetics and molecular biology of autism, schizophrenia, or other brain disorders. Job #24680

Please submit as a single PDF on the MIT job site consisting of a Cover letter describing past research work, skills, future research goals, and how they fit with this position; a CV; and three academic professional references.

12/9/2024