Job Description

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Huston Lab
Columbia University
Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
New York, NY

The Huston Lab at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist with expertise in quantitative behavior and/or electrophysiology.

Our research uses Drosophila melanogaster to investigate how visual and proprioceptive sensory inputs are integrated, how these circuits exhibit plasticity, and how they control motor behavior.

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, engineering, physics, or related field

Hands-on experience in at least two of the following:

Quantitative behavior

Patch-clamp or insect electrophysiology

Drosophila genetics

Immunohistochemistry and confocal imaging

Experimental apparatus prototyping

Programming (MATLAB or Python)

Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary neuroscience community in a state-of-the-art research environment.