Postdoctoral Associate
About this role
Be You. Be Bold. Choose Duke.
Be You.
At Duke, we celebrate curiosity, innovation, and the unique perspectives that fuel discovery. As a Postdoctoral Associate, you will join a collaborative research environment focused on advancing our understanding of the neural circuit mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric disorders. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge neuroscience research while developing your scientific expertise in a highly supportive and interdisciplinary setting.
Be Bold.
Join a fully funded research program utilizing DART (Drug Acutely Restricted by Tethering) technology to uncover receptor-specific contributions to behavior and circuit function. Working at the intersection of neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioral science, you will help drive innovative discoveries with the potential to transform our understanding of neuropsychiatric disease.
What You'll Do
- Conduct stereotaxic surgeries and pharmacological manipulations in mouse models.
- Design and perform behavioral assays relevant to neuropsychiatric disorder research.
- Integrate DART technology with advanced imaging and behavioral methodologies to investigate neurobiological mechanisms.
- Analyze experimental data, interpret results, and maintain accurate research documentation.
- Contribute to manuscripts, presentations, and scientific publications.
- Collaborate with faculty, trainees, and research team members to advance project goals.
- Participate actively in laboratory meetings, journal discussions, and scientific forums.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Biology, Psychology, or a related scientific discipline.
- Experience with animal models and neuroscience research techniques.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and scientific communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative research team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with stereotaxic surgery, behavioral neuroscience, or pharmacological approaches.
- Knowledge of neural circuit analysis, neuropsychiatric disease models, or modern imaging techniques.
- Publication record demonstrating research productivity.
Choose Duke.
At Duke, you'll find more than a world-class research institution. You'll join a community committed to collaboration, innovation, and excellence. We invest in our people through professional development opportunities, access to leading-edge resources, and a culture where diverse perspectives are valued and empowered. Here, your work has purpose, your ideas are welcomed, and your discoveries can make a lasting impact.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Company at a glance
Duke Health Technology Solutions is a robust, specialized division of Duke University Health System dedicated to the development and management of enterprise IT systems. A 2018 Davies Award Recipient, Duke Health is nationally recognized for IT and information management as the first healthcare system to be awarded top honors by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for inpatient, ambulatory and analytics health information technology capabilities. As a ‘Most Wired’ health system, our employees are among the top-skilled IT experts in the Triangle and work with leading scholars and researchers across Duke University to develop innovative technologies that support our mission of delivering tomorrow's healthcare today.
Top Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Access to leading-edge resources
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