Job ID: 118275

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 25 May 2024

City: Charlottesville

Country: United States

Institution: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Department: Department of Pharmacology

Description:

The University of Virginia, Department of Pharmacology is seeking applications for a postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will conduct research on neural plasticity and circuits using innovative methodologies. This cutting-edge approach combines rapid gene expression and replacement, multiple patch-clamp recordings, optogenetics, and/or genetically encoded sensor-based super-resolution imaging, both ex vivo and in behaving animals, while integrating computational and machine learning-based techniques for large-data, high-throughput, high-resolution analysis (e.g., see https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.05.511006v1.full).  Prior training in molecular biology, in vitro or in vivo electrophysiology, mathematics, and/or optical engineering is desired.  Applicants with recent MD and/or PhD and publications in peer-reviewed journals will be considered.  NIH postdoctoral salary standard adapted by the university supports a comfortable life in our low-cost college town.  The University of Virginia is consistently ranked as one the top two public universities and in the top 25 of all national universities, public and private, in US, and Charlottesville is ranked as one of the top 5 college towns and one of the best places to live in the country.