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Profs. Sam Wang and Simon Levin perform research on aggregated decision-making through rule systems. This work includes research into electoral mechanisms including the voting rules, redistricting, and Electoral College. As part of these efforts, they are recruiting a Computational Research Analyst. The Computational Research Analyst will develop computational analysis of redistricting and voting rules, toward the goal of performing analytics and scholarship relevant to identifying the performance characteristics and inefficiencies of complex U.S. election systems. A main focus is translating the dimensionality of aggregated cognitive approaches of large populations of voters to their ballots, with the goal of going from modeling all the way to practical interpretability. The work...
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The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist position available with Professor Ilana Witten. The successful applicant will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting. Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance.
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A full-time research specialist position is available in the Neuroscience of Cognitive Control Laboratory led by Jonathan Cohen at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University. Research in the lab focuses on the cognitive, computational and neural bases of cognitive control, using a combination of behavioral, neuroimaging, and AI modeling methods.The position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills in computational modeling, cognitive psychology and human neuroscience. The successful applicant will be an energetic learner with strong programming abilities and an interest in the lab's research. For more information about the lab and its research interests, please see the website at...
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Princeton University's Neuroscience Institute seeks applicants for a Research Assistant position in a premiere research laboratory whose work focuses on neural circuits for social communication and sensorimotor integration using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model system (see murthylab.princeton.edu). Research in the lab employs state-of-the-art neuroscience approaches, including quantitative behavior analyses, computational modeling, neural recordings, connectomics, molecular biology, and genetic tools. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual who has a willingness to learn and acquire new skills (and a demonstrated track record in learning new techniques). The RA will work with lab members on conducting behavioral and neural imaging experiments, and on analyzing...
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The Carter Lab is seeking a highly motivated individual to join an ongoing project on studying the social behavior of vampire bats. The successful candidate will play a central role on our team in documenting, analyzing, and experimentally testing social interactions among bats in a laboratory setting. Responsibilities will include recording vampire bats, scoring animal behavior, operating recording equipment, and handling animals under supervision.Candidates must be willing to work late evenings and early mornings to monitor bat activity as necessary.This position is ideal for someone interested in animal social behavior, and who is comfortable working with bats and biological materials.The role will be full-time for two years with potential for extension.
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The McBride Lab at Princeton University, which conducts research at the interface of evolution, genetics, and neuroscience, is looking for a Research Specialist to support research on the molecular, neural, and evolutionary basis of mosquito behavior. The Research Specialist will devote ~70% of time to specific research projects and the remaining ~30% time to general lab maintenance and support. The RSP will attend journal clubs and lab meetings and contribute to a dynamic and interactive lab atmosphere. Research project activities may include:• Mosquito breeding and behavioral experiments• Generation of transgenic strains using CRISPR/Cas9• Molecular biology studies including DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, cloning• Preparation of high-throughput sequencing libraries
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The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics seeks applicants for a Research Specialist I or Research Specialist II position to perform cutting-edge research across laboratories at the Institute (Professors Claire Bedbrook and Ravi Nath). We seek a highly motivated and well-organized individual to contribute to understanding the process of aging and discovering ways to promote longevity and resilience to age-related disease. The Research Specialist will work under direct guidance of the Principal Investigators. The Research Specialist will perform basic functions and activities in defined research projects and independently conduct and analyze experiments relevant to aging and neurodegenerative diseases. The position requires diverse experimental approaches including the...
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The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics seeks applicants for a Research Specialist I position to manage the Nothobranchius furzeri (African turquoise killifish) colony across research laboratories at the Institute (Professors Claire Bedbrook and Ravi Nath). This position requires independence and strong organizational skills, as it will entail managing time and resources to successfully maintain the African killifish colony, a critical resource for research focused on vertebrate aging. This position will be essential to support cutting-edge research in these labs, which involves a wide array of tools ranging from molecular biology and genetics to genomics and state-of-the-art microscopy. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience. Salary will include the full...
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The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics seeks applicants for a Research Specialist position to perform cutting-edge research across laboratories at the Institute (Professors Claire Bedbrook and Ravi Nath). We seek a highly motivated individual to contribute to investigating and reshaping the process of aging in order to promote longevity and improve health late in life. The Research Specialist will work under guidance from the Principal Investigators. The Research Specialist will perform basic functions and activities in defined research projects and independently conduct and analyze experiments relevant to aging and longevity. The position requires diverse experimental approaches including genomics (preparation of DNA/RNA and sequencing), complex molecular biology (e.g.,...
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The School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator for the Research Program in Development Economics (RPDE), who will provide administrative support for RPDE, under the direction of the Manager/Associate Director and the Director. The role includes providing support in creating service contracts, processing invoices, and ensuring payments are made on schedule; submission of departmental expenses and support in reporting expenses/spendable balance for a fiscal year; administrative management of RPDE's research lunch seminar series and other events; website co-management; and administrative support to faculty members related to their teaching,research, policy outreach, and professional service roles, as well as to visiting faculty and other...
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The Lead Animal Technician is responsible for maintaining adequate supplies of food, caging, and bedding materials including PPE. He/she will work together with other animal care technicians according to a schedule prepared by the Facilities Manager and must be willing and able to rotate through all LAR facilities. The Lead Animal Technician pursues and improves methods of animal husbandry and resource utilization. He/she ensures the highest quality of laboratory animal care and research support, and has good communication skills with co-workers, management team, PI’s, research staff, students, facility maintenance crews and other support services. The Lead Animal Technician will cross train and provide absentee support for other animal care technicians for their facility. He/she will be...
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The Neuroscience of Attention & Perception (NA&P) Laboratory (led by Dr. Sabine Kastner) at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, is seeking a research assistant to work as a full-time Research Specialist to assist researchers performing non-human primate (NHP) studies. The successful candidate will work in the NHP branch of the laboratory, which studies neural mechanisms of cognition in the primate brain using a wide range of experimental neuroscience techniques, including electrophysiological recordings, micro-stimulation, MR imaging, and behavioral approaches. This position is ideally suited for a candidate who plans on future graduate school studies in neuroscience, psychology, or a related field. We are seeking an extremely motivated candidate who is...
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The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist I position available in the lab of Professor Ken Norman. The Research Specialist will have the opportunity to assist with the design, programming, and execution of behavioral, fMRI, EEG, and MEG studies, analysis and archiving of data collected from these studies, subject recruitment, and some administrative work. Depending on qualifications/interest, the research specialist may also assist with developing computational models of learning and memory, and with the design and implementation of cutting-edge data analysis pipelines that use deep learning to reconstruct perceived information from functional MRI in real time. For more information on Professor Norman’s lab, see https://compmem.princeton.edu. Questions should be...
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The Princeton Language and Intelligence Initiative at Princeton University invites applications for a Research Software Engineer (RSE) position. This multidisciplinary initiative has two Research thrusts: (a) Better design, evaluation, safety, and understanding of large AI models (especially language models) and (b) Studying the impact of large AI models on society and the world. The Initiative will produce open-source software and models. The term of this appointment is 3 years, with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory performance and funding. The position is based in Princeton, NJ. This is not a remote position. Additional Information- Competitive compensation package with attractive work conditions. - Access to state-of-the-art research facilities...
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Join Princeton’s AI Lab and Research Software Engineering team as a Lead Research Software Engineer (RSE), driving innovative solutions for cutting-edge research across disciplines.This full-time position combines technical leadership with collaboration, making you a key contributor to Princeton’s mission of advancing artificial intelligence and computational science. As Lead RSE, you will play a key role in both communities: collaborating with faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and students from diverse disciplines while leading a small team of Research Software Engineers. Your team will design and implement robust, maintainable software solutions for complex research problems and promote best practices in software engineering and reproducible science. This position offers the...
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Petascale EM Imaging Specialist The Princeton Neuroscience Institute is searching for an accomplished scientist to lead acquisitions of petascale image datasets via volume electron microscopy (EM). The Institute is the only site in the world hosting beam deflection transmission EM and multibeam scanning EM instruments, both of which have sufficient throughput for petascale connectomics. The Institute leads the FlyWire Consortium, which in 2023 released the first connectome of an adult brain, that of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The Institute is a key performer in the NIH BRAIN CONNECTS program, which aims to scale connectomics up to the whole mouse brain. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension contingent upon satisfactory performance and...
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We are seeking a clinical coordinator for the Rutgers-Princeton Center for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. The position involves recruiting participants with mental health conditions, as well as healthy controls, for behavioral studies; administering clinical assessments, cognitive batteries and self report instruments to the study participants and running the behavioral tasks. Additional responsibilities include working with researchers at Princeton and Rutgers to identify and design new studies that could be run at the Center, writing and updating study protocols for these studies for review by the Instititutional Review Board, and coordinating the Center seminar series and workshops. Note that while the position involves working with researchers and running research studies,...
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The Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) is an interdisciplinary center at Princeton University. The center is a nexus of expertise in technology, engineering, public policy, and the social sciences on campus. In keeping with the strong University tradition of service, the center’s research, teaching, and events address digital technologies as they interact with society. The goal of the CITP Emerging Scholars program is to train scholars who have completed their undergraduate studies but require more coursework or research preparation to improve their chances of admission to highly competitive Ph.D. programs or another competitive career path, such as impactful placement in government, nonprofits, or the private sector. The program provides intensive research and/or work...
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Based in Princeton’s School of Public & International Affairs and under the direction of Prof. Atif Mian, the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF) promotes research and teaching at the intersection of finance, macroeconomics, and policy. We seek to hire talented and motivated predoctoral research specialists to assist multiple economics and finance faculty working with the center. This position is ideal for graduating seniors or master’s degree students interested in economics or finance, planning to pursue doctoral studies within two years. Previous research specialists have been accepted to top Ph.D. programs, including Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Northwestern, Duke, London School of Economics, Columbia, NYU, Barcelona GSE, and the University of...
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The Ludwig Princeton Branch at Princeton University seeks applicants for a Research Specialist position to join a laboratory focused on studying cancer immunology, and the effect of diet and obesity on cancer progression. The successful candidate will work with Professor Lydia Lynch and members of the lab to design and perform experiments with a particular focus on immunometabolic pathways in vitro and in vivo including analysis of mouse model of obesity and cancer. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension. Depending on the prior experience of the applicant, candidates at a variety of levels, based on the requirements below, will be considered. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience. The finalist will be required to pass a background...
