Postdoctoral Associate – The Effects on Early Life Experience on GABAergic Modulation of Brain Reward Circuitry Through Life

Postdoctoral Associate

Harvard Medical School

Division of Basic Neuroscience, Mclean Hospital

Immediate Opening

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Elif Engin at McLean Hospital, the primary psychiatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, to work on an NIH-funded project investigating the effects of early life experience on GABAergic modulation of brain   reward circuitry through life using mice as a model system. The project will involve work at multiple levels of analyses using molecular, electrophysiological, and behavioral techniques.

• The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in neuroscience or related field.
• Experience in rodent stereotaxic surgery and in vivo electrophysiology is strongly preferred.
• Underrepresented minorities and individuals with disabili1ies are particularly encouraged to apply

The candidate will be proposed for academic appointment as a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Salary will be commensurate with years of postdoctoral  experience and corresponds with the NIH pay scale.

To be considered, please email application materials (CV and a brief summary of career goals and objectives) along with a list of professional references to:

Elif Engin,Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience; Harvard Medical School; Director, Stress Neurobiology Laboratory; Mclean Hospital,  Belmont, MA 02478

Email: eengin@mclean.harvard.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

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