This position provides advanced technical skills and intellectual expertise to the ongoing research programs of the laboratory. This role is intended to expand the scope and impact (including the funding portfolio) of the existing research programs. The incumbent is expected to operate with a high level of independence with general supervision by the Principal Investigator. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, performing theoretical and experimental investigations on the neurobiology of social interactions at molecular, genetic, circuitry, physiological, and behavioral levels, providing technical guidance to other scientists in the laboratory, assisting the principal investigator in writing grant applications and manuscripts