Research Assistant Job Listing at Rockefeller University in New York, NY (Job ID 1673)

Description

Organization Overview

The ability to faithfully store and retrieve memories is an important adaptive quality that allows humans to reflect on, engage with, and respond to an ever-changing environment. Research in the Laboratory of Neural Dynamics and Cognition, led by Dr. Priya Rajasethupathy, focuses on observing and manipulating large-scale neural dynamics in real-time in behaving animals to understand memory processing in the mammalian brain during health and disease.
Overview

The Research Assistant will assist a postdoc or PhD student during in vivo mouse experiments, and support the project from the experimental planning phase to the execution and data analysis.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Experimental planning/ reading literature
• In vivo and in vitro experiments
• Data analysis work

Required:

• Bachelor's degree 
• Previous experience working with animal models
• Minimum 2 year commitment

Preferred:

• Background in Neuroscience,  Molecular Biology, or similar academic discipline

The Rockefeller University does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the characteristics listed above.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on various factors, including but not limited to organizational budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The hiring range provided represents The Rockefeller University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree 
• Previous experience working with animal models
• Minimum 2 year commitment

Preferred:

• Background in Neuroscience,  Molecular Biology, or similar academic discipline

The Rockefeller University does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the characteristics listed above.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on various factors, including but not limited to organizational budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The hiring range provided represents The Rockefeller University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Experimental planning/ reading literature
• In vivo and in vitro experiments
• Data analysis work