Research Associate in Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

About the Role

This is a Research Associate position within the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The appointment is initially for one (1) year, with continuation and renewal limited to three (3) years, based on satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and conducting experimental studies to investigate brain mechanisms underlying pain and drug addiction.
• Employing advanced neuroscience techniques including:
• rodent behavioral assays
• immunohistochemistry
• in vivo calcium imaging
• optogenetics
• chemogenetics
• single-cell RNA sequencing
• Analyzing complex datasets.
• Interpreting findings.
• Preparing scientific manuscripts.
• Preparing grant proposals.
• Contributing to translational neuroscience and the Corder lab’s mission.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Expertise in the specific area of neuroscience.
• Experience with rodent behavioral assays.
• Experience with immunohistochemistry.
• Experience with in vivo calcium imaging.
• Experience with optogenetics.
• Experience with chemogenetics.
• Experience with single-cell RNA sequencing.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree.