Research Specialist I | Princeton University Job at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

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  • Princeton University
  • Princeton, NJ

Job Description



Research Specialist I


US-NJ-Princeton



Job ID: 2024-20177

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Research and Laboratory



Overview



A Research Specialist position is available in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University. The Falkner Lab - focuses on neural circuit dynamics in subcortical circuits during social behavior. The successful candidate will manage day-to-day laboratory operations, including routine animal care (e.g. assist lab members with mouse breeding) and work with the researchers to design and perform experiments. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and hard-working individual.

This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal contingent upon funding availability and performance.





Responsibilities



  • Perform general lab maintenance duties
  • Manage mouse colony
  • Assist researchers with experiments and data analysis
  • Other duties as assigned




Qualifications



Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) in Neuroscience or related field.
  • 1 year minimum laboratory experience pre- or post-baccalaureate
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Outstanding references.
  • Experience with mice and running rodent behavior.
  • Proficient with programming in Python and/or Matlab.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with methods in computational neuroscience.
  • Experience with animal husbandry (rodents).

This position is subject to the University's background check policy.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS -









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About Princeton University

Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.

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