Mount Sinai Health System · 12 hours ago
Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-30035-390
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$72K/yr - $80K/yrMount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, and they are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead complex experiments in neuroscience. The role involves investigating circuit-level mechanisms of deep brain stimulation therapy for cognitive disorders and mentoring junior lab members.
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Responsibilities
Leading complex experiments using large-scale Neuropixels recordings and patterned microstimulation (DBS) in behaving primates navigating immersive virtual reality environments
Collaborating directly with world-renowned clinicians and experts in DBS to translate circuit-level findings into frameworks for understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Investigating the circuit-level mechanisms of emerging therapies, specifically focusing on the effects of fornix DBS on neural computation
Mentoring junior lab members and assisting in the development of our growing research team
Presenting your findings at international conferences (e.g., Gordon Research Conference, Society for Neuroscience) and preparing manuscripts for high-impact publications
Qualification
Required
A PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Laboratory experience working in behavioural neuroscience, preferably with nonhuman primates
Analysis of behavioural and neural datasets
Proficiency in coding (C#, Arduino, bash)
Proficiency in coding (MATLAB or Python) for data acquisition and analysis
A strong interest in bridging the gap between basic circuit mechanisms and translational applications
Company
Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System delivers integrated medical care, research, and medical education through its network.
Founded in 2013
10001+ employees
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National Institutes of HealthHearst Health Prize.Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
2024-11-11Grant· $7M
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2023-11-02Grant· $7M
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