Scientist
Company: E-Talent Network
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Job Description:
POSITION INFORMATION
Overall Position Summary and Objectives The position will
independently provide support services to satisfy the overall
operational objectives.
Minimum Education
Master's
Resume Max Pages
15
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Certifications & Licenses
- Ph.D. in a scientific field and two years experience
Skills (Ranked By Priority)
- Collect experimental data via in vivo electrophysiology or in
vivo optical imaging (2-photon calcium imaging, miniscope imaging,
or fiber photometry), generate analysis codes for acquired large
data sets using Matlab or Python; --- Provide preliminary
descriptive analysis of study materials and methods.
- Perform behavioral tests and training of mice prior to and
during data collection.; Perform animal surgical procedures for
optical imaging, physiology experiments and viral injection;
Prepare draft written description of the analysis procedures,
findings, limitations, and the proposal for follow-up
experiments.
- Familiarity with molecular, genetic and anatomical techniques
with electrophysiological, calcium imaging, viral tracing and
optogenetic and chemogenetic methods in vitro and in vivo, as well
as behavioral methods
- Coordinate with staff to analyze and interpret data; prepare
summaries of laboratory findings. ; Inventory laboratory supplies;
prepare lists for ordering; maintain adequate stock of laboratory
supplies.
- Collaborate with staff to study the function of neural circuits
and their relationship to behavior.,--- Perform
immuno-histochemical and in situ hybridization analysis of brain
tissue sections.
- Animal Handling: Mouse
- Manuscript writing
- Tissue Dissection
- Tissue Sectioning
- Electrophysiology
- Data Presentation
- Animal Imaging
- Cryosectioning
- Data Analysis
- Optogenetics
- Animal Behavior
Software
- Python
- MATLAB
- SPSS
- R
Field of Study
- Computer Science
- Biological Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
DELIVERABLES
- Work products and documents related to performing behavioral
tests and training of mice; perform molecular cloning, analysis of
recombinant DNA and PCR; perform histological analysis of tissue
sections and virus work. - Ad-Hoc
- Work products and documents related to managing mouse colonies,
including animal handling and genotyping. - Ad-Hoc
- Work products and documents related to collecting experimental
data; maintain laboratory notebook; provide descriptive analysis of
study materials and methods; prepare draft description of analysis
procedures, findings, limitations and follow-up experiments. -
Ad-Hoc
- Work products and documents related to analyzing and
interpreting data; prepare summaries of findings; inventory and
prepare lists for ordering laboratory supplies; maintain stock of
laboratory supplies. - Ad-Hoc
- Work products and documents related to writing a manuscript to
publish a research project to scientific journals. - Ad-Hoc
- Meet with lab members to present updates - Ad-Hoc
STATEMENT OF WORK DETAILS
Supports the planning and execution of research experiments in the
context of the laboratory's overall research program.
- Design and conduct experiments and studies requiring the
application of a broad professional knowledge of scientific
theories and principles.
Supports laboratory staff on research projects and techniques.
- Independently direct and conduct special research projects that
have a high priority for the laboratory with special emphasis in
the development of Client research treatments.
Maintains laboratory equipment and the training of others in their
use.
- Provide advice and assistance to users in designing
experiments, using instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis,
and preparing figures for publication.
Assists in maintaining adequate space and facilities for ongoing
and projected research studies.
- Participate in the laboratory's review of future proposals for
resource allocations.
Evaluates, analyzes and interprets research data, communicates
results and methods in reports, presentations, and manuscripts.
- Write technical reports and prepare manuscripts.
- Oversee project data quality; analyze and interpret project
data.
Coordinates with junior staff to modify research protocols.
- Work with staff to confirm assay results and evaluate new
techniques and instruments; search literature; propose, design and
test alternative assays for difficult screening targets; confirm
assay results; develop secondary assays.
- Coordinate projects being developed in the laboratory,
proposing SAR strategies and monitoring their progress.
Presents research at national scientific meetings and symposia.
- Prepare oral presentations and posters for internal and
external groups/conferences.
- Co-author manuscripts on research projects; publish in
peer-reviewed journals.
Provides interpretation of results, guidance, and scientific
support to the management team.
- Search existing literature for new and/or relevant
techniques.
- Produce research reports and regularly communicate results to
staff and collaborators.
Mentors junior level scientists.
- Train staff on the proper usage of equipment.
- Train staff in a wide variety of techniques used in the
laboratory.
Other
- Collaborate with staff to study the function of neural circuits
and their relationship to behavior
- Independently conduct a research project under supervision of a
principal investigator This requires reference search, analyzing
published studies and background knowledge, designing and
performing experiments, analyzing data and concluding
results
- Write a manuscript to publish it in scientific journals under
supervision of a principal investigator
- Perform molecular and genetic analysis; cloning, sub-cloning,
analysis of recombinant DNA and PCR
- Perform immuno-histochemical and in situ hybridization analysis
of brain tissue sections
- Perform behavioral tests and training of mice prior to and
during data collection
- Coordinating transgenic mouse colonies including animal
handling, breeding and genotyping
- Perform animal surgical procedures to support optical imaging,
physiology experiments and viral injection
- Collect experimental data via in vivo electrophysiology or in
vivo optical imaging
- Revise analysis plan and experiments based on findings of
earlies experiments
- Collaborate with staff to develop, refine and test new optical
and engineer approaches to facilitate experimental brain
studies
- Maintain laboratory notebook, including description of overall
analysis plan for each experiment, laboratory methodsanalysis plans
and results of experiments
- Provide preliminary descriptive analysis of study materials and
methods
- Prepare draft written description of the analysis procedures,
findings, limitations and the proposal for follow-up
experiments
- Coordinate with staff to analyze and interpret data; prepare
summaries of laboratory findings
- Inventory laboratory supplies; prepare lists for ordering;
maintain adequate stock of laboratory supplies
- Collect experimental data via in vivo electrophysiology or in
vivo optical imaging (2-photon calcium imaging, miniscope imaging,
or fiber photometry).; Maintain laboratory notebook, including
description of overall analysis plan for each experiment,
laboratory methods/analysis plans and results of
experiments.
- Generate analysis codes for acquired large data sets using
Matlab or Python.
Keywords: E-Talent Network, Bethesda , Scientist, Other , Bethesda, Maryland
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