Post Doctoral Fellow - Department of Neuroscience/Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

The Department of Neuroscience at West Virginia University Research Corporation is currently accepting applications for a Post Doctoral Fellow position with the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.

About the Opportunity

As part of a recently awarded NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 project entitled, "West Virginia Network for Functional Neuroscience and Transcriptomics" (WV-NFNT), the Departments of Biology and Neuroscience at West Virginia University are seeking productive, skilled, and highly motivated postdoctoral fellows for several exciting research projects, with overall theme of neural circuit plasticity during development and in response to rearing conditions, sensory discrimination training, or stress. Several positions are also available for motivated graduate students interested in Neuroscience.

At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs:

• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• Paid Time off (PTO)
• 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match, (Employees have the option of contributing an additional 1-3% of their earnings to the plan, which is also matched by the WVURC)
• A range of health insurance and other benefits
• Dependent Education Scholarship
• WVU Perks

What You'll Do

• Successful candidates will study mouse or model using state-of-the-art technology including in-vivo electrophysiology, super-resolution microscopy, and spatial transcriptomics

• PhD in Neuroscience or related disciplines.
• A minimum of 0-6 months experience in the following:
  
  
  
  • Cutting-edge structural, functional, or molecular research methods in neuroscience
  
  
  
  
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Candidate will work in collaboration with other researchers within and outside their laboratory.
• Candidates should have excellent scientific writing and oral communication skills.

• This position may require Medical Monitoring, including periodic health monitoring and/or training.

The WVURC was created as a not-for-profit corporation in 1985 to support research (R1) at West Virginia University. We provide evaluation, development, patenting, management, and marketing services for inventions of the faculty, staff and students of the University.

The WVURC receives and administers funds awarded by external agencies for research and other activities and is responsible for helping protect intellectual property through patents, copyrights and licensing agreements for start-up companies based on University research.

West Virginia University Research Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.