Postdoctoral Scientist - Bonda Lab - Department of Neurosurgery

Job Description

Are you a hardworking and dedicated research professional interested in being part of breakthrough Research?

When you join Cedars-Sinai, you become part of a team that is at the forefront of medical advancements and life-saving medical and scientific breakthroughs. Cedars-Sinai is one of the leading institutes for driven research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

If you're ready to be a part of breakthrough research, then we invite you to consider this exciting opportunity and apply today!

Principal Investigator, David Bonda, MD, is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist to join the team!

The Bonda Lab is investigating the single neuron and network-level dynamics governing volitional control over reflexive and higher order behavior.

About the Role

Under the mentorship of Dr. David Bonda (https : / / www.cedars-sinai.edu / health-sciences-university / research / labs / bonda.html) in the department of neurosurgery and the Center for Neural Science and Medicine (https : / / www.cedars-sinai.edu / research / areas / neural-science.html), the Postdoctoral Scientist will be engaged in ground breaking research with the goal of developing a mechanistic understanding of human cognition. The Postdoctoral Scholar will closely with other postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, undergraduate students, research associates, and collaborators to achieve this goal. The Postdoctoral Scientist will participate in systems neuroscience research throughout the training period by applying intracranial recordings in humans and advanced computational and analysis methods to study the mechanisms of learning, memory, and decision making. Analyzes and interprets data. May assist in preparation of grant proposals. Participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author. This NIH and NSF funded position is an outstanding opportunity to receive training in a pioneering research program.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

• Keeps appropriate experimental records and documentation and analyzes the results with the Principal Investigator.
• Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.
• May design and perform experiments.
• Analyzes, interprets, summarizes, and compiles data.
• May observe MD-patient or MD-human research subject interactions as it pertains directly to research being performed.

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About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Req ID : 12100

Working Title : Postdoctoral Scientist - Bonda Lab - Department of Neurosurgery

Department : Neurosurgical MS

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Academic / Research

Job Specialty : Postdoctoral Scholar

Overtime Status : EXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $62,400.00 - $93,600.00