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About the Role
The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time position. This role involves performing research in a neuroscience laboratory investigating mechanisms underlying brain disorders using rodent models. The research aims to understand the neural mechanisms of normal cognitive function and how they are disrupted in models of mental illness and neurodegeneration.
Responsibilities
- Handling research rodents
- Performing stereotaxic surgeries and monitoring during recovery
- Conducting behavioral testing
- Performing histology/immunohistochemistry on samples
- Performing advanced microscopic imaging of samples
- Analysis and computational modeling of data
- Utilizing nuclear isolation, flow cytometry, and RNA sequencing to profile neurons for single-nucleus transcriptomics
- Flexible scheduling, including availability for evening and weekend work
- Excellent organizational skills and meticulous record-keeping
- Proper management of shared laboratory tasks such as animal husbandry, including breeding, weaning, genotyping, drug administration, post-surgical care, and maintenance of accurate colony records
- Regular discussion of progress with project supervisors and the Principal Investigator(s)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and (2) years of professional research experience in an appropriate field
- Master's degree in an appropriate field may substitute for (1) year of the experience
- PhD education in a neuroscience-related field
- At least (2) years of experience in at least 3 of the listed techniques
- At least (2) years of proficiency in single cell/nucleus transcriptomics and advanced imaging methods
- At least (2) years of familiarity with rodent research and animal husbandry
- At least (2) years of experience with rodent stereotactic brain surgery for virus injection surgeries
- Advanced skills in histology/immunohistochemistry
- Basic skills in flow cytometry
- Advanced skills in programming using R to analyze RNA sequencing data
Skills
- Stereotaxic surgeries
- Behavioral testing
- Histology/Immunohistochemistry
- Advanced microscopic imaging
- Data analysis
- Computational modeling
- Nuclear isolation
- Flow cytometry
- RNA sequencing
- Single-nucleus transcriptomics
- Rodent research
- Animal husbandry
- Programming using R
- RNA sequencing data analysis
Location
- 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2 years of professional research experience
- 1 year of experience (with Master's degree)
- 2 years of experience in techniques
- 2 years of proficiency in single cell/nucleus transcriptomics and advanced imaging
- 2 years of familiarity with rodent research and animal husbandry
- 2 years of experience with rodent stereotactic brain surgery
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- PhD
Salary/Compensations
- $67,552-$81,257
Benefits
- Excellent Benefits Package
About the Company
- The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) promotes the mental health of all New Yorkers, focusing on adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.
- RFMH is committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities, and reducing disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes.
- RFMH is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York.
- Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.
Equal Opportunity
- Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.
- Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply.
- RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities.
- RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations.
- RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency.