Research Specialist II

Princeton University's Neuroscience Institute seeks applicants for an experienced Research Specialist with a background in experimental rodent research to join a laboratory whose new work focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying social interactions in mus musculus. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual who has a willingness to learn and acquire new laboratory and computational skills (and a demonstrated track record in learning new techniques).

This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance and funding.

• Assist postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in animal care and mouse behavioral data collection (audio, video and neural).
• Maintain high standards of methodological rigor and clear records of upcoming and completed tasks.
• Perform stereotaxic surgery and mouse care for chemogenetic, optogenetic, and in vivo electrophysiology procedures.
• Collect behavior and neurophysiological data independently.
• Use existing software and deep learning tools developed in the lab to facilitate large-scale data analyses.
• Implement 3D tracking pipeline.
• Apply developed data processing routines to adequately store and reorganize data in formats necessary for further explorations.
• Contribute to analyzing and writing scientific reports and papers.
• Stay up-to-date with literature in the field and participate in weekly lab meetings and lab discussions.

Essential

• Bachelors degree in neuroscience or related field
• Postbac lab research experience including histology adn steretaxic surgery
• Experience with mouse electrophysiology and behavior
• Experience implementing computational pipelines for behavior tracking and sound analysis.

Preferred

• Experience with neuropixels recording technology

This position is subject to the University's background check policy.

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