Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified women and minority candidates especially are encouraged to apply.
Job Number: 21509
Full-Time
Jun 30, 2022
PATIENT COORDINATOR, TSAI LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to assist with clinical and translational research designed to evaluate whether Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory (GENUS) stimulation can be used to help people with memory impairment or who are at risk of developing impairment. Will collaborate with MIT’s Clinical Research Center and faculty members across multipl...
Job Number: 21220
Full-Time
May 4, 2022
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to serve as research assistant in the Sur Lab. Will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and performing experiments in 3D brain organoid cultures and cultured cell lines, including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived cell lines; tissue culture (stem cells, neuronal progenitors, neurons), stem cell ...
Job Number: 21141
Full-Time
Apr 20, 2022
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, CHUNG LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to assist with general operational and research-related tasks within an experimental neuroscience/engineering laboratory working with, stem cells, animals, and clinical samples. General operational tasks include inventory upkeep, chemical preparations, tissue processing, 3D imaging, computational analysis, and other labor...
Research Support Associate, Flavell Lab
Job Number: 21065
Full-Time
Apr 6, 2022
RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, FLAVELL LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (2 openings), to conduct neuroscience research in a supportive, innovative environment. Will primarily be involved in performing experiments using methods such as genetics, optogenetics, calcium imaging, and behavioral analysis. The work is aimed at understanding how neural circuits generate patterned neural ac...
Job Number: 20973
Full-Time
Mar 16, 2022
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, TSAI LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory-Tsai Lab, to help conduct research elucidating the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and potential therapies. The laboratory utilizes a range of techniques, including immunohistochemistry, PCR, western blot, RNA sequencing, and more to study molecular pathologies in mul...
Job Number: 20958
Full-Time
Mar 16, 2022
SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to join the neuroscience research laboratory of Professor Elly Nedivi. The primary duty will be to participate in research under the direction of the laboratory head and a postdoctoral associate, including the execution of experiments and collection and organization of data. This position is ideal for someone...
Technical Associate I, Tsai Lab
Job Number: 20866
Full-Time
Feb 28, 2022
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory-Tsai Lab, to assist with creation, maintenance, and experimentation using human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Will work closely with several researchers to create differentiated neural cell types such as mature neurons and glial subtypes from iPSCs and ESCs, and integrate these into a custom ...
Research Support Associate, Flavell Lab
Job Number: 20558
Full-Time Dec 16, 2021
RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, FLAVELL LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to assist with data collection and analysis of population neural activity in freely-behaving animals. The research is aimed at understanding how neural circuits generate complex behaviors (navigation, state-dependent behaviors, and more). Research will use the model system C. elegans. Will perform...
Job Number: 20557
Full-Time Dec 16, 2021
RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, FLAVELL LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to assist with genetics, optogenetics, in vivo imaging, and quantitative behavioral experiments aimed at understanding how neural circuits generate patterned activity that gives rise to complex behaviors. Research will use the model system C. elegans. Will design and perform experiments; analyze and int...
Job Number: 20390
Full-Time
Nov 4, 2021
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, TONEGAWA LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to join a neuroscience laboratory working on optogenetics-aided anatomical research on learning and memory in rodents. Emphasis will be on networks, microcircuitry, and cell-type specific connectivity. Both classical (injected tracers and standard histological preps) and next-generation approaches (viral vectors)...
Job Number: 20377
Full-Time
Nov 2, 2021
LABORATORY MANAGER, WILSON LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory,to assist with the management of the Wilson Lab. Responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, e.g., equipment maintanace, data servers, supplies/labstocks, software/licenses, and participating in lab research activities as necessary; maintaining laboratory protocols including those for animal research, EHS...
Job Number: 20348
Full-Time
Oct 27, 2021
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, TSAI LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to assist with creation, maintenance, and experimentation using human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Will work closely with lab members to create iPSCs-derived brain cell types. Much time will be spent on the maintenance of cell lines, including media changes, culturing, and microscopic analysis....
Job Number: 20109
Full-Time
Sep 1, 2021
RESEARCH OPTICS AND MICROSCOPY ENGINEER, Picower Institute for Learning & Memory-Chung Lab, to develop high-end microscopes, computational tools, and algorithms for system operation, automation, and raw data processing. Will work with the principle investigator to develop imaging equipment when necessary; find and maintain manufacturing contacts for the fabrication of the specialized res...