Assistant Research Scientist I

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Research Scientist I

Grade: 13

Salary: $51,058-$61,101

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Assistant Research Scientist I position in our neuroscience laboratory, in which rodent preparations are used to model mechanisms and treatment targets in mental illness. Circuit mechanisms of normal brain functions, and how experiences change them are a focus.

The work focuses on neurobehavioral systems, using molecular genetic manipulations to probe neural cellular and circuit function and, ultimately behavior depending on demands of a given experiment

Duties and Responsibilities:

This research focuses on neurobehavioral systems, employing environmental and molecular/genetic manipulations to investigate neural cellular and circuit structure, function, and their impact on behavior. Responsibilities will vary depending on experimental demands and may include:

• Handling research rodents.
• Performing stereotaxic surgeries and monitoring during recovery.
• Conducting behavioral testing.
• Performing anatomical circuit tracing and neurohistology.
• Conducting electrophysiology and biosensor recordings.
• Analyzing data.

Additional Requirements:

• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous record-keeping, and aid others in the laboratory with data
• Flexible scheduling, including availability for evening and weekend work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA or BS level education in a neuroscience-related field.
• At least (1) year of experience in at least 3 of the above-listed techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least (1) year of experience with genotyping transgenic rodents.

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.