Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Center Discovery and Innovation- CDI

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The postdoctoral research fellow will be working in the lab of Dr. Bon-Mi Gu performing research on basal ganglia circuits involved in sleep, locomotion, and respiration. The research will involve in vivo electrophysiology, fiber photometry, optogenetics and pharmacological manipulations in mouse models of basal ganglia disorders, including Parkinson's disease. Knowledge and/or experience in the following areas will be useful to the position.

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in systems neuroscience, physiology, biomedical sciences, or a related field
• Prior experiences in one or more of the following methodologies: optogenetics, fiber photometry, electrophysiology, rodent behavioral assays, respiration-related research, Matlab or Python programming.

Responsibilities include conducting research and/or laboratory tasks and experiments under direct supervision, collecting, analyzing and interpreting data, creating reports from analysis of initial observations and conclusions, presenting findings to higher level staff, presenting results in internal and external research forums such as scientific conferences, lab meetings and institutional seminars, handling moderately complex issues and problems and referring more complex issues to higher-level staff, participating in grant and manuscript writing, as appropriate, and adhering to Hackensack Meridian Health organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• A Ph.D. degree in scientific or related discipline.
• Minimum publication or in preparation of one article as first author in a reputable peer-reviewed journal.
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Good problem solving skills.
• Ability to conduct independent research.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Lab specific techniques. (Varies by lab)
• Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms.

Compensation minimum rate of $62,233.60 annually. Hackensack Meridian Health is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate.

The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: labor market data, experience, education and certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget and grant funding.

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