Postdoctoral Associate - Biomedical

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Department Specific Functions
1. Conducts research investigating the neural circuits that control breathing and movement and their plasticity following spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions, using preclinical models.
2. Designs and performs experiments to define respiratory and motor circuit function using approaches that may include whole-body plethysmography, diaphragm and other muscle EMG, neural electrophysiology, in vivo calcium imaging, viral circuit mapping, behavioral and locomotor assessment, and optogenetic/chemogenetic neuromodulation.
3. Performs survival surgeries, viral vector injections, neural and muscle recordings, respiratory and locomotor behavioral testing, tissue collection, histology, microscopy, and quantitative analysis as required by individual studies.
4. Acquires, processes, and analyzes respiratory, electrophysiological, imaging, anatomical, locomotor, and other behavioral data using appropriate computational and statistical methods.
5. Develops and optimizes experimental approaches to identify spared and reorganized supraspinal and spinal circuits that can be targeted to improve respiratory and motor function after neurological injury or disease.
6. Maintains accurate research records; contributes to laboratory protocols, regulatory documentation, data management, and compliance with IACUC, biosafety, and University policies.
7. Prepares manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and data for grant applications and disseminates findings at scientific meetings.
8. Works collaboratively with the Principal Investigator, laboratory members, trainees, and internal and external collaborators and contributes to mentoring junior trainees when appropriate.

Education:
Ph.D in neuroscience, neurobiology, physiology, biomedical engineering, or a closely related field.
Certification and Licensing:
Not applicable