Job Posting Title:

Research Associate

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Hiring Department:

Department of Neuroscience

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Jul 18, 2023

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Purpose

Incumbent will be responsible for performing behavioral neurophysiology experiments, analyzing data from behavioral neurophysiology experiments, disseminating knowledge gained from behavioral neurophysiology experiments, and training other lab personnel to perform behavioral neurophysiology experiments. Experiments will be designed to investigate how hippocampal neurons and coordinated populations of hippocampal neurons store, consolidate, and retrieve memory representations in freely behaving rats. The incumbent will also help prepare grant applications and progress reports. The incumbent will also help with general lab management and development and maintenance of lab procedures and protocols in the Colgin Lab for the Department of Neuroscience.

Responsibilities

• Perform stereotaxic surgeries on lab rats.

• Perform behavioral neurophysiology experiments.

• Analyze behavioral neurophysiology data and write custom analysis code.

• Perform immunohistochemical analyses of brain tissue.

• Mentor, train, and supervise graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, and other research staff on behavioral neurophysiology techniques, stereotaxic surgery, immunohistochemistry, and perfusions.

• Author papers and disseminate findings through publications and scientific presentations.

• Actively pursue independent extramural funding sources.

• Assist with general lab management and development of new protocols for advanced lab procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Neuroscience or related field.

• Five years of postdoctoral research experience in Neuroscience.

• Experience writing and publishing papers and at least three publications in high quality journals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience presenting lectures to graduate or undergraduate students in neuroscience.

• Knowledge about literature of place cells and hippocampal neurophysiology.

• Experience in behavioral neurophysiology in freely moving rats.

Salary

$79,000

Working Conditions

• May work around chemical fumes.

• May work around standard office conditions.

• May work around biohazards.

• May work around chemicals.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• Minimum of three letters of reference, at least two of which must be from referees outside of the University of Texas at Austin. (Hiring PI/supervisor cannot be a reference.)

• Letter of interest / Research Statement

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

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