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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Post-doctoral Fellow for the Brain Health Institute within the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Under the direction of Dr. Tejbeer Kaur, the Post-doctoral Fellow works on a project dedicated to investigating the roles of macrophages and fractalkine signaling in noise-or age-related hearing loss, cochlear synaptopathy and neuropathy. The research involves using genetic mouse models, breeding, weaning, and genotyping, auditory function assessment, tissue harvesting and microdissection, organ culture, immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging of fixed and live tissue, flow cytometry, cell sorting, sequencing, bioinformatics, inner-ear delivery, gene or peptide therapy, basic cellular and molecular biology. Applicants must have a PhD in Neuroscience or a relevant field. The incumbent will possess an excellent record of research achievements and expertise in one of the following areas: Inner ear biology, auditory neuroscience, systems physiology, electrophysiology, and cellular, molecular, and computational neuroscience. Opportunities are available to present scientific data at local, national, and international meetings and grant writing mentorship for independent positions.

Among the key duties of this position are the following;