What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at AshLab?
Job Description:
The AshLab (https://profiles.ucsf.edu/ryan.ash) in the University of California San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join our interdisciplinary team developing cutting-edge preclinical and clinical technologies to quantify and therapeutically modulate synaptic stability and plasticity in the brain. This position offers a unique opportunity to bridge basic neuroscience with translational applications, leveraging advanced tools in transcranial focused ultrasound, MR and PET neuroimaging, and engineered-antibody biopharmaceuticals to drive innovation in brain disorder therapeutics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute experiments to investigate synaptic plasticity, stability, and dysfunction in preclinical and/or clinical models.
- Develop and optimize transcranial focused ultrasound, neuroimaging (MRI/immuno-PET), and immunohistochemistry for image-guided modulation of synaptic plasticity in targeted neural circuits.
- Data analysis (with Python, MATLAB, or similar) to analyze neuroimaging datasets.
- Collaborate with clinicians, engineers, and computational neuroscientists to translate findings into novel therapeutic strategies.
- Publish high-impact research and present findings at international conferences.
Qualifications:
- PhD, MD, or MD/PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
- Desires training to establish independence and lead research projects in academia or industry.
- Strong background in synaptic plasticity, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, or molecular neuroscience.
- Experience with quantitative data analysis (Python, MATLAB, R, or similar) is highly desirable.
- Interest in working with rodent models, in-human studies, or both
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Why Join Us?
- Work with a highly interdisciplinary team with a scholarly, collaborative, and rigorous lab culture with access to state-of-the-art facilities.
- Live in a vibrant city (SF) with beautiful nature and weather.
- Contribute to high-impact research with very exceptionally strong potential for clinical translation.
- Help advance neural circuit therapeutics that could lead to the first disease-modifying treatments for psychiatric illness like autism, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and addiction.
- Strong emphasis on career development, grant writing, and mentorship.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,355.62 - $80,094.95 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $70,356 - $80,095