Job
Staff Scientist
Organization
Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD and surrounding area
Scientific focus area
Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics
MRI of inflammation - The mission of our research group is to develop novel MRI techniques in pre-clinical animal models that add to the information that can be gained from MRI.
About the position
The Plasticity and Imaging of the Nervous System Section (PINSS) in the intramural research program at NINDS is searching for a Staff Scientist 1 position to lead experiments aimed at developing MRI techniques to image neuroinflammation in pre-clinical animal models.
The position comes with competitive salary and full government benefits.
Apply for this vacancy
What you'll need to apply
If interested send:
- A CV
- A statement about relevant research experience and future goals
- Three letters of recommendation
Contact name
Kathy Ireland-Pardini
Contact email
Qualifications
The candidate will have:
- A relevant PhD and at least three years postdoctoral experience.
- Experience developing iron/iron oxide-based contrast for detecting neuroinflammation is required.
- Experience labeling immune cells as well as experience conjugating antibodies to iron/iron oxide MRI contrast is required.
- Experience developing rodent models of neuroinflammation such as injection of LPS, high fat diet, viral infection of the brain, and other relevant models are required.
- Performing MRI at high resolution in rodent models of neuroinflammation that enables detection of single iron oxide labeled cells or single antibody labeled vessels is also required.
- Experience performing histological verification of MRI results is required.
- Experience driving scientific initiatives, developing experimental protocols, analyzing quantitative datasets, author manuscripts, and presenting findings at conferences is required.
View more jobs
View all jobs-
Staff Scientist 1
The Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory (GISBL) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina is recruiting a Title 42 (g) Staff Scientist 1 for the Structural Cell Biology Group led by Dr. Scott Williams, Senior Investigator and Chief of GISBL.
-
Staff Scientist 1
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for a Staff Scientist and Director for the Electron Microscopy (EM) Core Facility.
-
Staff Scientist (Automation Lead)
NCATS, a major research component of NIH, seeks candidates for a Staff Scientist (Automation Lead) in the Research Services Core (RSC), Division of Preclinical Innovation, in Rockville, Maryland.