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Department Princeton Neuroscience Inst Category Research and Laboratory Job Type Full-Time Overview The Neuroscience of Attention & Perception (NA&P) Laboratory (led by Dr. Sabine Kastner) at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, is seeking a research assistant to work as a full-time Research Specialist to assist researchers performing non-human primate (NHP) studies. The successful candidate will work in the NHP branch of the laboratory, which studies neural mechanisms of cognition in the primate brain using a wide range of experimental neuroscience techniques, including electrophysiological recordings, micro-stimulation, MR imaging, and behavioral approaches. This position is ideally suited for a candidate who plans on future graduate school studies in neuroscience, psychology, or a related field. We are seeking an extremely motivated candidate who is interested in both animal care and scientific research. This is a 1-yr...

Department Princeton Neuroscience Inst Category Research and Laboratory Job Type Full-Time Overview A Research Specialist position is available in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University. The Falkner lab (https://www.falknerlab.com/) focuses on neural circuit dynamics in subcortical circuits during social behavior. We are looking for an experienced research specialist to manage day-to-day laboratory operations, including animal husbandry (e.g. assist lab members with mouse breeding) and work with the researchers to design and perform experiments. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and hard-working individual. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal contingent upon funding availability and performance. Responsibilities - manage lab operations, including: lab protocols and recordkeeping practices preparations for inspections (IACUC and AALAC) - manage mouse colony - assist researchers with experiments and...

Department Princeton Neuroscience Inst Category Research and Laboratory Job Type Full-Time Overview The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist I position available in the lab of Professor Ken Norman. The Research Specialist will have the opportunity to assist with the design, programming, and execution of behavioral, fMRI, EEG, and MEG studies, analysis and archiving of data collected from these studies, subject recruitment, and some administrative work. Depending on qualifications/interest, the research specialist may also assist with developing computational models of learning and memory, and with the design and implementation of cutting-edge data analysis pipelines that use deep learning to reconstruct perceived information from functional MRI in real time. For more information on Professor Norman’s lab, see https://compmem.princeton.edu. Questions should be directed to Professor Norman at knorman@princeton.edu. Applications should include a...

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab Princeton University: Office of the Dean of the Faculty: Natural Sciences: Psychology Location Princeton, NJ Open Date Jan 21, 2026 Salary Range or Pay Grade minimum $65,000 a year Description The Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior researcher to begin in Summer 2026. We are looking for a creative and productive researcher with a doctoral degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pay...

Department Princeton Neuroscience Inst Category Research and Laboratory Job Type Full-Time Overview The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist position available with Professor Ilana Witten. The successful applicant will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting. Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance. Responsibilities - train mice and rats on operant tasks, perform optogenetic experiments, and histological analysis of brain tissue. - collaborate with graduate students or postdoctoral research fellows in the lab on various projects related to the neural circuits underlying...