Postdoctoral Scholar-Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics

Job Summary/Essential Job Functions

THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION FUNDED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2027.

Responsibilities

• Performs and/or supervises trainee in vitro cell-based assays in primary neuronal and astrocyte cultures.
• Specific duties include culturing primary cells, transduction using viral vectors, flow cytometry, and sea horse assays.
• Affords assistance with nucleic acid extractions, protein extractions, and other basic molecular biology as needed.
• Performs statistical analysis and quality control of data generated from molecular and behavioral assays.
• Prepares results for publication and presents data at internal and external meetings.
• Prepares weekly reports for lab meetings.
• Performs and/or supervises all aspects of rodent studies, including colony maintenance, estrus cycle monitoring, timed matings, embryo collection, blood collection, tissue collections, perfusions, injections, and performing multiple different behavioral phenotyping assays.
• May also perform stereotaxic injections to deliver viral vectors to select rodent brain regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: Doctoral Degree.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
• Meticulous record-keeping skills.
• Attention to detail and basic computer skills.
• Basic knowledge of statistics and statistical software.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow directions.
• Ability to plan and complete experiments promptly and around the schedule of important collaborators and institutional cores.