Postdoctoral Associate - HigherEdJobs

Campus Description: Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities. Stony Brook University Medical Center is Suffolk County's only academic medical center and tertiary care provider. Many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and in some cases, joint appointments with BNL or with Medical School departments.

Budget Title: same as above

Reference Number: WC-R-7405-12-08-S

Department: Neurobiology and Behavior

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Grade: E.89

Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC

Required Qualifications: Doctoral Degree or foreign equivalent degree.
Preferred Qualifications: PhD or MD in Neuroscience, Psychology and/or Biology.

Brief Description of Duties: The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator in the Department of Neurobiology. The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University.

• Conduct research in the synaptic organization of Thalamocortical inputs in primary visual cortex. This includes performing injection of constructs for the expression of light activated channels and preparation of acute brain slices for electrophysiological recordings. Multiple simultaneous patch clamp recordings will be used in this study, together with immunohistochemistry and confocal imaging.
• Lead the research effort and will be in charge of collecting, analyzing and interpreting data. He/She will also be involved in training junior lab members.
• Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations. May also assist in grant writing.
• Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance, and ordering of supplies as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes: This is a full time position. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a Research Foundation Employment Application, cover letter and resume to:

Roberto Martinez, Recruiting Specialist
Human Resource Services
390 Administration Building
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-0751

Job Category: K) Postdoctoral Positions.

Additional Categories: E) Research (professional) and Technical to include lab support positions.

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