Post Doctoral Fellow - Vision Sciences

Department:
Vision Sciences Salary: 49,400 - 56,200

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

• Design, perform, and optimize transmission and scrolling electron microscopy (TEM/SEM) experiments, with emphasis on brain or eye tissues and synaptic ultra structure.
• Oversee and contribute to the annotation of large EM datasets and the quantitative analysis of structural features.
• Operate specialized EM equipment.
• Manage image preprocessing and data storage.
• Train and oversee junior lab members including undergraduates in EM‑related analyses.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, presentations, and grant applications.

• Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, biomedical engineering, physics, computer science, or a related field (completed by start date).
• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience with EM, including both TEM and SEM, preferably imaging brain or eye tissues with a focus on synaptic ultra structure.
• 2–5 years of experience annotating or analyzing EM data.
• At least 2 years of experience analyzing structural features from EM datasets.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience managing large imaging datasets.

• Experience programming in Python or MATLAB for image processing or quantitative data analysis.
• Experience working with Neuroglancer or similar tools for visualization and annotation of large-scale EM datasets.
• Background in studying neuronal circuit connectivity or connectomics.
• Experience working in interdisciplinary teams and mentoring students or junior researchers.

• Position is funded from research support funds and may be supported from grant funds.
• All positions at the University of Houston System are security‑sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

• MQ requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job‑related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.