Job Information
Rutgers The State University Post-Doc Associate in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Position Details
| Recruitment/Posting Title | Post-Doc Associate |
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| Department | Human Genetics Inst of NJ |
| Salary | Commensurate With Experience |
| Posting Summary | Will design projects and experiments, carry them out and analyze the data, write manuscripts. |
| Position Status | Full Time |
| Posting Number | 24FA0675 |
| Posting Open Date | 03/15/2024 |
| Posting Close Date |
| Minimum Education and Experience | PhD, 5-10 years of lab work in neuroscience or molecular biology Neuroscience or molecular biology and mouse genetics because we study memory and behavior in mice |
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| Certifications/Licenses | |
| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities | Think independently about long-term project and be able to come up with your own ideas about these projects with minimum supervision. It is expected that a postdoc will introduce new and innovative ideas to the lab work, often without any suggestions from the PI or other lab members. Intensive work with current literature is a must. Design short-term and long-term parts of the project and experiments on your own. Be able to interact with the PI and under his supervision make changes in the experimental design in a timely manner. Being able to work independently with minimum supervision and being able to train and supervise undergraduate and graduate students. |
| Equipment Utilized | PCR machine, qPCR machine, water maze, shuttle box, optogenetics |
| Physical Demands and Work Environment | NA |
| Overview | |
| Statement | Being able to independently work with growing DNA and cloning in bacteria, perform behavior experiments, DNA mutagenesis, work with viruses, inject viruses in the mouse brain, RNA in situ hybridization, RNAseq, bioinformatics. Importantly, being able to learn new techniques and use those quickly and obtain results |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
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| Quick Link to Posting | https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/223703 |
| Campus | Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
| Home Location Campus | Rutgers University - New Brunswick |
| City | Piscataway |
| State | NJ |
| Location Details |
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