Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pokam Lab-2

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pokam Lab-2

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment   

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.   

Who we are 

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. 

What we want  

​The Postdoctoral Research Associate, under general supervision, conducts lab experiments, analyzes and communicates data in the form of primary research articles, aides in grant writing, supervises undergraduate students and performs routine lab duties as required. Works on projects focused on cellular and synaptic mechanisms underlying network excitability following traumatic brain injury using a variety of techniques, including in vivo whole-cell recording and two-photon microscopy, brain slice physiology, and genetic manipulation.

 

 Required Education

• Appropriate doctoral degree

 

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience

• Prior experience with electrophysiology and/or two-photon microscopy imaging

• Data analytical skills including the use of MATLAB and python

• Manuscript preparation and ability to communicate research results clearly

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

Responsibilities:

Experimental research

• Conducts electrophysiology experiments in vivo and/or in brain slices.

• Performs two-photon imaging in awake, moving mice.

• Gives stereotaxic injections of adeno-associated viral vectors into the mouse brain.

• Performs cranial window preparation and traumatic brain injury surgeries.

• Performs mouse brain sectioning, immunostaining and imaging using confocal microscopy and slide scanner imaging.

 

Data analysis

• Applies complex statistical analysis tools to data acquired from electrophysiology and imaging.

• Interprets differences in data, and designs follow-up experiments.

• Communicates scientific results at lab meetings and scientific conferences.

 

Manuscript and Grant Proposal Writing

• Writes for scientific publications.

• Assists with critiquing and writing publication review articles.

• Aides in writing research grant proposals to the NIH and NSF.

 

Why Texas A&M University?   

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums  

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas 

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more   

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees 

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application. 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.