Senior Scientist - Neurology

About the role

Scheduled Hours 40
Position Summary: Seeking an ambitious, innovative, and highly skilled Senior Scientist to spearhead projects that explore cellular senescence, tau biology, and their roles in neurodegenerative diseases. Collaborates on designing, conducting and reporting of research projects.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate on the design and execution of innovative research studies focusing on the intersection between biological aging and neurodegenerative disease, with a particular emphasis on cellular senescence and tau biology.
• Develop and implement cutting-edge cellular, molecular, biochemical, and imaging techniques to investigate brain aging and neurodegeneration.
• Lead projects across the translational spectrum including cells, animal models, postmortem human tissue and clinical trials.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including clinicians, computational biologists, and neuroscientists, to integrate findings across experimental platforms.
• Mentor junior lab members, including postdocs, graduate students, and technicians, fostering a collaborative and dynamic research environment.
• Contribute to grant writing, manuscript preparation, and dissemination of research findings at scientific conferences and publications.
• Engage with clinical trial teams to bridge preclinical discoveries with translational applications.
• Comply with established safety procedures and maintain required documentation on laboratory and specimen conditions.
• Manage research projects with other institutions and investigators.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards.
Must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

Education

• Required Qualifications: PhD or terminal degree or combination of education and experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Preferred Qualifications: No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills

Not applicable.

More About This Job

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal: Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness: Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
Family: We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.