Job Description

SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, FLAVELL LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to participate in computational analysis and modeling of population neural activity in freely-behaving animals, aimed at understanding how neural circuits generate complex behaviors (navigation, state-dependent behaviors, and more); process calcium imaging data to extract calcium traces via software packages that include GPU computing, custom-trained neural networks, etc.; participate in wet-lab data collection if interested; and perform creative and innovative research rather than procedural lab tasks. Data processing will involve deep learning approaches to process calcium imaging data, which reflects brain-wide neural activity in freely-moving animals. Computational modeling will be used to relate neural activity to animal behavior to make fundamental insights into brain function. Research will use the model system C. elegans.

REQUIRED: High School diploma or equivalent; proficiency in one or more of the following: Python, Julia (Matlab also preferred); excellent debugging skills; familiarity and experience with using Github as a tool for code version control, organizing, and publishing software packages; familiarity with essential data structures and algorithms; some experience in parallel/distributed computing; solid quantitative and critical thinking skills, demonstrated through coursework or research experience; basic familiarity with biology and/or neuroscience, either through coursework or research experience; excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to analyze data and present it in a format suitable for publication; motivation, high level of organization, and creativity; ability to function effectively in a team-oriented environment; and ability to balance the demands of an immersive research project with basic lab managerial tasks. PREFERRED: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Neuroscience, Biology, Mathematics, or a related field. Job #24706-4

12/16/2024

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