The research goal is to understand hippocampal neurogenesis and neural circuits that underlie human mental behaviors and disease, with a hope that the outcomes of our research will lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches

Principal Investigator: Hoonkyo Suh, PhD

Cleveland Clinic Research Department: Neurosciences

Lab Research Topics:

• Hippocampal neurogenesis in health and disease
• Neural circuits and behavior
• Neuroinflammation and synapse formation
• Genetics, in vivo stimulation and imaging,
• Circuit mapping and manipulation
• For more information about the lab’s research, please contact Dr. Suh at [email protected]

Job Responsibilities:

• Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation
• Leading project: design, execution, data analysis
• Collaboration within and between labs
• Writing manuscript
• Written and oral communications/record keeping

Education:

• PhD or MD/PhD required
• MD with relevant laboratory experience may substitute for PhD

Languages:

• English Proficiency proof required for candidates arriving on J-1, J-2, or F1 + OPT visa status

Work Experience:

• Previous experience in a research or academic setting. Graduate student experience meets this requirement.
• Scientific writing experience

Additional Preferred Qualities:

• Experience in animal experiments (not required)
• Python or MATLAB (not required)

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• Ability to distinguish color
• Manual dexterity to handle specimens and repair equipment
• Ability to lift and transport equipment or specimens weighing up to 20 pounds
• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, bio-hazards, radioactive materials, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• PPE per institutional requirements; may vary by laboratory

Preferred Application Materials:

All application materials should be submitted directly via email to Hoonkyo Suh at [email protected]

• Cover letter
• CV
• Reference list (three names)

Keywords: Postdoc, Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Neurogenesis, Neural Circuits, Behavior, In vivo imaging and recording, DREADD, Optogenetics, Genetics and genomics,