• Dr. Suchismita Ray, an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Informatics at Rutgers School of Health Professions and a Core member of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute is looking for a Postdoctoral Associate for her Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab, who will be deeply involved in NIH-funded projects related to drug addiction, biobehavioral mechanisms, and pharmaco- and behavioral-interventions. This position will provide valuable opportunities for professional development, including mentored training in experimental study design and data analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant writing. The Postdoctoral Associate will also assist in preparing, cleaning, and analyzing biobehavioral data, as well as preparing manuscripts, reports, and presentations based on the research findings.

    Essential duties and responsibilities will include the following:
  • Assist the principal investigator and study staff on ongoing NIH-funded research projects.
  • Assist with data collection, data cleaning, data analysis, and data interpretation.
  • Assist with presentation and manuscripts preparation.
  • Supervise the graduate and undergraduate students in the lab.
  • Prepare federal grant proposals based on conducted research and findings.
  • Understand and adhere to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

    Doctoral degree in Cognitive Science/Psychology, public health, computer science/artificial intelligence (AI), informatics, or a related field required. The candidate should possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Qualified candidates must be in the process of completing or have completed the training and requirements for a Ph.D. Candidates must provide proof that all Ph.D. degree requirements have been fulfilled before their employment start date.
    Research experience and/or strong publication record in behavioral, epidemiological, health services, and/or health-related AI research is required.

    Interested candidates should forward their CV and a letter of interest to Dr. Suchismita Ray at shmita@rutgers.edu .
  • The Rossi Lab is recruiting motivated candidates at all levels, especially postdocs interested in using deep brain two-photon calcium imaging and electrophysiology to study the neural basis of feeding and obesity. Please contact Mark Rossi for more information.
  • Dr. Gary Aston-Jones’ lab is seeking a postdoctoral associate with experience in rodent behavior or brain immunohistochemistry. This postdoc will work on research into brain substrates of addiction or depression using advanced behavioral economic and other behavioral and neurotransduction approaches in rat drug self-administration models. Research will use orexin-cre rats and local microinjections of DIO viral vectors, immunohistochemical analyses, as well as assays for addiction- or depression-like behavioral phenotypes to identify brain circuits responsible for addiction or depression. Join a leading neuroscience lab at Rutgers, with a strong record of post-doctoral mentorship and training, in an exciting new circuit-level approach to understanding and developing new therapies for addiction, depression and related mental health disorders.  Applicants must have a strong academic record of independent research with a PhD or MD degree. Expertise with rodent behavior or brain immunohistochemistry is required. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, names of 3 references and a cover letter expressing their interest and qualifications to Gary Aston-Jones, Ph.D., Director, Rutgers Brain Health Institute at bhidirector@ca.rutgers.edu.
  • The Pan Lab led by Dr. Pingyue Pan in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Rutgers University – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School invites applications for postdoctoral positions. The primary research interest in the lab is to understand dopaminergic signaling and its dysregulation in disease conditions. They are interested in exploring cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying both Parkinson’s disease and substance use disorder. Currently, they are investigating the Synj1 gene, which is linked to multiple dopamine-related illnesses. If you are interested, please send your curriculum vitae along with the names of three references to: pingyue.pan@rutgers.edu.
  • A postdoctoral or more senior research position is available in the Department of Molecular Biology and the Office of Population Research at Princeton University to study the social determinants of young adult cardiovascular health as well as genetic, epigenetic and environmental interactions. The postdoc will collaborate with researchers to analyze newly collected biosocial data – The Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults Study (FF-CHAYA) – obtained from 22 US cities between Sept. 2021 and Sept 2023. FF-CHAYA is a follow-up data collection effort for participants in the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) (https://ffcws.princeton.edu). Applicants should apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/32201 and submit a CV, a cover letter describing research interests, and contact information for three references. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy and is Federally-funded. Essential Qualifications: A Ph.D. in a related field is required.