Post Doctoral Associate

Job description

Classification Title: Post Doctoral Associate Classification Minimum Requirements: The appointee shall have received the doctorate in a field appropriate to the assigned duties and responsibilities. Job Description: A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Catherine Marcinkiewcz, Ph.D. at the University of Florida. Research in the Marcinkiewcz lab focuses on unraveling neural circuit mechanisms underlying addiction and neurodegenerative disease and using multi-level approaches that include fiber photometry, patch-clamp electrophysiology, optogenetics and chemogenetics, spatial transcriptomics, and 3D imaging. We are interested in the role of serotonin systems in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and the intersection between AD and neuropsychiatric disorders. Highly enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals with a strong background in systems neuroscience, behavioral genetics, molecular mechanisms of disease and/or neuropharmacology are encouraged to apply. We seek Postdoctoral Scholars interested in developing and leading projects in 3 main areas: (1) Central actions of serotonin and neuropeptides in the neurobiology of alcohol and substance use disorders,...