JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Teixeira Lab is seeking qualified postdoctoral candidates to join our research team. Our lab focuses on understanding the effects of early-life environmental factors on the development of brain circuits and their influence on adult behavior. Our work integrates cutting-edge techniques such as: behavioral testing, opto/chemogenetics, electrophysiology, electrophysiology, single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNAseq). We are seeking candidates with a doctoral degree (Ph.D.), strong background in behavioral testing and electrophysiology. Experience with RNA sequencing is desirable but not required.
The laboratory is located at the Emotional Brain Institute at NKI (https://www.nki.rfmh.org/research/emotional-brain-institute-ebi/) and is affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine (https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/catia-martins-teixeira). Nathan Kline Institute and NYU Langone Medical School offer a stimulating, collaborative, and supportive environment for biomedical research. Postdocs may divide their effort 50/50 between NKI and NYU.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter (including a statement of prior experience and research interests), CV, and contact information for references to Dr. Catia Teixeira at catia.teixeira@nki.rfmh.org.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree and two years of professional research experience in an appropriate field or master’s degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year of the experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants should have a PhD in Neuroscience.
Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements:

Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

• The Research Foundation 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. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

Applications will only be accepted through website at: http://corporate.rfmh.org - Click on Employment Opportunities. Applications will be accepted only during the posting dates as listed at the top of the job announcement.
Questions regarding this position please email: hrprocessing@nki.rfmh.or

JOB DUTIES:

We are seeking candidates with a doctoral degree (Ph.D.), strong background in behavioral testing and electrophysiology in mice. The work requires work on weekends/ when necessary for certain early-life manipulations and behaviors.

Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

• The Research Foundation 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. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant