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We would love to grow our group and seek to build a multidisciplinary and diverse team of scientists working together to resolve the biological basis of motivational disorders. We respect individual differences and aim to provide a supportive and enriching environment for trainees at all stages.

Current Opportunities

Staff Positions

We are looking to fill 1-2 open positions for the role of Research Technician I. This is a great opportunity for hands-on, full-time laboratory-based research experience. Please send an inquiry with CV or resume attached to Dr. Parekh at pkp240000@utdallas.edu

Applicants should be collaborative, highly organized, motivated to learn quickly and have excellent communication skills. Candidates interested in further pursuing graduate or medical education with a research focus are especially encouraged to apply and will receive tailored mentoring.

Qualifications

Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree with a major or minor (or relevant coursework) in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Cognitive Science, Biological Psychology, Bioengineering, Computational Biology or a related field and some exposure to research in the respective area.
• Proficiency with notebook keeping, and the proper use of basic laboratory equipment such as pipettes, graduated cylinders and balances.
• Time management skills and the ability to perform multiple tasks daily and plan ahead to accommodate long-term experiments involving live animals. The welfare of research animals must be prioritized.
• An interest in the research questions being investigated and in contributing to experimental design, data collection and analysis and manuscript preparation.
• Commitment to a 12-month term with the option to extend to 24 months.

Preferred:

• Experience with mouse handling or husbandry and familiarity with behavioral assays and common techniques such as administration of compounds via injection.
• Willingness to perform survival and terminal procedures as needed.
• Basic experience with MATLAB and/or Python or willingness to learn how to implement existing scripts and pipelines to analyze behavioral and neural data.
• Knowledge of basic statistics for data analysis and ability to think analytically.
• Exposure to techniques in mouse brain tissue processing for histological assessment or extraction of fresh brain tissue for molecular assays.

Postdoctoral scholars

Funding for a postdoctoral associate is currently available to support one of our ongoing projects. Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree in a relevant field and demonstrated scholarship. Please send an inquiry with CV to Dr. Parekh at pkp240000@utdallas.edu

Graduate students

We accept graduate students who have already been admitted to one of the following programs:

Cognition and Neuroscience PhD Program

Undergraduate students

If you are interested in working in the lab, please carefully review our website and previous research to determine if this will be a good fit for you.

We are no longer accepting students for the Fall 2024 term. Please apply through the BBS Undergraduate Research portal for Spring 2025 opportunities.