Postdoctoral Associate, Brain/Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulation and Recording In-vivo in Mice/Rats

• Job Number: 23416

• Functional Area: Academic (non-faculty)

• Department: Program in Media Arts and Sciences

• School Area: Architecture & Planning

• Employment Type: Full-time Temporary (Hybrid)

• Employment Category: Exempt

• Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes

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  Job Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN BRAIN/SPINAL CORD ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND RECORDING IN-VIVO IN MICE/RATS, Program in Media Arts and Sciences-Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek (https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/nano-cybernetic-biotrek/overview/) , to join a group that is developing extremely miniaturized micro-nano-devices that probe and electrically modulate our biological system, especially the brain. Will configure and implement these devices for brain/spinal cord stimulation and recording in healthy mice/rats as well as models of neurological diseases such a neuropathic pain, Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury and stroke, etc.; design and implement research projects; perform research to characterize and validate the devices in cultured neurons; inject or implant the devices in mouse brain/spinal cord or peripheral nervous system (PNS); characterize and validate the devices in-vivo in mice/rats; perform stimulation and/or recording of the central nervous system (CNS); and demonstrate application in the case of above-mentioned diseases. A full job description is available at https://www.media.mit.edu/about/job-opportunities/.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Ph.D. in bioengineering, neuroscience, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical/electrical/electronics engineering, physics, or another relevant field; experience with neuropathic pain, Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, or stroke; experience with mouse surgery, stereotactic injections, and implanting electrodes or fiber photometry; experience with stimulation and/or recording from mice/rats brain; experience with the validation of stimulation and/or recording; experience with testing animal behavior; and experience with cultured cells. PREFERRED: experience with stem cells, 3D cultures, and organoids; experience with tumor models; experience with isolation and the preparation of primary cultured neurons; and experience with recording or stimulation in PNS. Job #23416This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension based on the course of the research.11/8/23