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Req #: 241381

Department: SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: NEUROBIOLOGY & BIOPHYSICS

Appointing Department Web Address: https://nbio.uw.edu/

Job Location Detail: Temporary Research Scientist Engineer Assistant

Posting Date: 12/03/2024

Closing Info: Closes On 02/03/2025

Salary: $4167 - $4500 per month

Shift: First Shift

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The School of Medicine’s Division of Neurobiology and Biophysics is hiring a Temporary Research Scientist Engineer Assistant . The goal of the Gillespie Lab at the University of Washington is to understand how the neural mechanisms underlying memory processes degrade over the course of healthy aging and in the context of neurodegenerative disease. We are working to develop novel interventional tools to prevent or reduce detrimental changes in neural activity and preserve cognitive ability. The lab uses in vivo electrophysiology to record from hundreds of neurons from rats as they learn and perform complex memory-dependent tasks. We engineer real-time neurofeedback approaches to manipulate neural activity and use advanced analytical techniques and computational models to relate neuronal activity to behavior. For more information about our work, please see www.gillespie-lab.com .

We are seeking a collaborative, proactive colleague, eager to learn and contribute their own ideas and working full time to support high quality experiments. This role will work under direct and indirect supervision of senior researchers and Dr. Gillespie, and will report directly to Dr. Gillespie. This role will provide the opportunity to learn and perform advanced experimental techniques, contribute to brainstorming and planning new experiments, and may gain experience with neural data analysis and data science, dependent on lab needs. It would be an excellent fit for someone seeking systems neuroscience research experience prior to applying for graduate school. Training will be provided for the duties listed above for which the incumbent is not already proficient.

This Temporary , Project position is expected to run for a duration of 12 months. There may be a possible opportunity for a longer-term position after this period depending on lab resources. RESPONSIBILITES 50%: Conduct behavioral training of rat subjects in a variety of maze tasks. The role will include setting up the mazes, monitoring subjects during behavioral testing, cleaning the maze apparatus after testing. The role may include evaluating new testing parameters or variants of the spatial navigation task and collecting and analyzing behavioral data.

50%: This role will also contribute to our ongoing experiments, including handling and socializing animals, construction of neural implants, and neural data collection.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, or Engineering or a related field and less than one year of relevant experience, OR Equivalent combination of education/experience.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with rodent handling and experimental neuroscience techniques, especially electrophysiology; • Experience with animal behavior and training • Programming experience (ideally but not necessarily Python); • Data analysis and visualization experience • Willingness and ability to work with live rats; • Strong organizational and communication skills; attention to detail; • Positive attitude, enthusiasm for learning new skills, persistence, and creative problem-solving ability.

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