Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine, Pharmacology

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

The Academic Research Scientist functions as a highly skilled contributor/researcher and has significant authorship on publications and advanced knowledge and expertise of laboratory and experimental platforms necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Staff Scientists will have leadership responsibilities, and will oversee quality and training of other team members.
• Duties include designing, developing and conducting research experiments.
• Will have expert knowledge and skills specific to the related program and advanced knowledge of methods of analyzing data from experimental platforms.
• May assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of a program.
• With the approval of the responsible Emory faculty director, the Academic Research Scientist may serve as the principal investigator on funded (grant) proposals.
• Performs other responsibilities as required.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD and two years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab OR master's degree and four years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab OR bachelor's degree and six years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab.
• Laboratory experience should be based on area of assignment.
• Internship experience or experience prior to attaining the qualifying degree is not considered eligible work experience for this job classification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with all manner of electrophysiological recording including patch clamp recording, single channel recording, two electrode voltage clamp recording from both ligand gated channels and voltage gated channels, and current clamp recording.
• Ability to prepare and record from cultures neurons or acutely isolated brain slices. 
• Familiarity with molecular biology, transfection of mammalian cell lines, and electrical recording from transfected cells.
• Understanding of theoretical pharmacological principles, including allosteric modulation. 
• Ability to program in the Matlab environment at a high level.

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.  Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

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