Assistant to Associate Project Scientist – Neuroscience – Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute – Feldman Lab

Job #JPF03452         ·       Helen Wills Neuroscience Inst / VC Res Other Research Units / UC Berkeley

Position Overview

Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on the Project Scientist salary scale

Percent time: 100

Anticipated start: October 2022

Position duration: The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Application Window

Open date: May 3rd, 2022

Most recent review date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Wednesday, Jun 8, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position Description

The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Project Scientist or Associate Project Scientist in the Feldman Lab, in the area of in vivo 2-photon calcium imaging to study sensory coding in mouse cerebral cortex. The Feldman lab studies sensory coding, circuit function and plasticity in mouse whisker somatosensory cortex and how these are impaired in mouse models of autism.

The successful applicant will perform 2-photon calcium imaging and behavioral experiments to study neural coding and plasticity in somatosensory cortex of mice. They will also perform gene expression studies (e.g., using FISH) to characterize cell types of imaged neurons, and will characterize neural coding in mouse models of autism. They will design experiments in collaboration with the PI, and will conduct and analyze experiments independently. They will present their results at lab meetings, other Berkeley research meetings, and at national conferences. They will write up their results, in collaboration with the PI, for submission as scientific papers. They will train other lab members, share technical protocols, and assist on other projects, as needed.

School: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022/july-2021-scales/t37-b.pdf

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• PhD or equivalent international degree

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• 3 years of post degree research experience

Preferred qualifications

• PhD or equivalent international degree, in neuroscience or related field
• 5 years of research experience
• Demonstrated experience in systems neuroscience research
• Demonstrated programming skills in Matlab
• Demonstrated experience with molecular techniques
• Demonstrated experience working in the mouse whisker system
• Publication record in neuroscience

3 years of research experience involving each of the following:

• 2-photon imaging in behaving mice
• 2-photon imaging data analysis
• Mouse behavioral training

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03452

Help contact: KNICHOLS@BERKELEY.EDU

Campus Information

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Job Location: Berkeley, CA

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