Job
Staff Scientist
Organization
Childrens National Hospital, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Scientific focus area
Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, Cell Biology
The Center for Neuroscience Research in the Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC is seeking a Staff Scientist to assist individual labs in electrophysiology and imaging experiments supporting ongoing NIH-funded projects.
About the position
The Center for Neuroscience at the Children’s Research Institute is renowned for strengths in animal models of CNS development, neurodevelopmental disorders, and brain injury.
The position presents multiple opportunities for career growth and eventual development of independent projects. The candidate will work in a highly collaborative and supportive environment with access to exceptional state-of-the-art cores.
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What you'll need to apply
Interested candidates should send a CV highlighting relevant experience along with contacts for at least three letters of reference.
Contact name
Joshua Corbin
Contact email
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have expertise in both ex vivo and in vivo electrophysiology with demonstrated skills in slices patch clamp and neuronal cultures as well as in neuronal activity recordings in behaving animals.
Prior experience with in vivo Ca++ imaging via fiber photometry and/or miniscope in animal models is also desired.
The candidate will be also be expected to contribute to the planning and analyses of experimental data, and to participate in the broader intellectual community of the Center for Neuroscience Research.
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