Postdoctoral Associate

A postdoctoral position is available in the Rumbaugh lab at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology. The lab investigates the neural circuit mechanisms underlying complex animal behaviors. Successful candidates will perform animal behavior experiments, manipulations of neural activity, brain imaging, and analyses of the collected data.

Commensurate with experience. 

Requires a PhD in a relevant scientific discipline.  A pending doctoral degree may be considered with approval of Dr. Rumbaugh. 

Candidates with experience in animal behavior experiments, optogenetics, brain imaging, and programming in Python are preferred.

To be considered, prospective candidates must upload a cover letter, resume, a brief description of research experience and research interests and a list of three to five references.

The final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/

Please provide names and email addresses of three to five references as part of the UF application process. When ready, the hiring department will contact the listed references via email requesting their reference letters to be uploaded directly to the application website.

This position is open until filled. Application review will begin October 30, 2024.