Neuroscience Technician (Summer Intern)

About Subsense

Subsense is a deep-tech company developing the world's first non-surgical, bidirectional brain-computer interface powered by plasmonic and magnetoelectric nanoparticles. Our mission is to unlock direct communication between the human brain and AI - starting with medical applications such as stroke recovery and moving toward cognitive enhancement for healthy users. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Subsense brings together leading scientists and engineers to redefine the future of human-machine interaction.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Neuroscience Technician Intern to join our team and contribute directly to our in vivo research program. This is a hands-on, lab-based summer internship for an undergraduate student or early-career candidate with stereotactic injection experience and an interest in translational neuroscience.

You will work alongside our research team to support and advance experiments that are central to our technology development - with real scientific impact from day one.

Key Responsiblities

• Perform stereotactic surgeries for intracranial injections in mice (viral vectors, nanoparticles, or other agents)
• Maintain animal colony and support basic husbandry under IACUC protocols
• Contribute to ongoing in vivo experiments and participate in experimental design discussions
• Maintain detailed, organized lab records and surgical logs
• Run behavioral assays to assess motor and cognitive outcomes (a plus)
• Perform histological processing, tissue sectioning, staining, and imaging (a plus)
• Support data collection and preliminary analysis
• Collaborate across the research team to keep experiments moving efficiently

What You'll Bring

Must-have experience

• Currently enrolled in a bachelors program in Neuroscience, Biology, Bioengineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on stereotactic injection experience in mice with a demonstrated track record of at least 50 independent procedures - this is a hard requirement
• Proficiency in rodent handling and aseptic surgical technique
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established protocols precisely
• Comfortable working independently in a lab environment
• Location: Palo Alto and Mountain View lab sites (on-site)

Strong plus

• Experience running behavioral assays in rodents (open field, rotarod, sucrose preference, fear conditioning, etc.)
• Histology skills: tissue sectioning (cryostat or vibratome), immunofluorescence staining, confocal or fluorescence imaging
• Familiarity with viral vectors (AAV serotypes, injection titers, expression timelines)
• Experience with any in vivo recording or imaging modalities

$30 - $33 an hour

Subsense is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.