Research Assistant in the Center for Translational Medical Devices (CENTMED) - Professor Dipesh Chaudhury
New York University
New York University: NYU - Global: Abu Dhabi: AD_Research Centers
Location
Open Date
May 15, 2025
Description
The Center for Translational Medical Devices (CENTMED) at New York University Abu Dhabi seeks to recruit a research assistant to join this new initiative focus on designing and developing novel medical devices for ultimate human use.
The successful applicant will perform both wet lab and bioinformatics analysis. For the wetlab work the applicant will: (i) perform rodent cranial surgery to label specific neural circuits and (ii) record electrophysiology recordings in brain organoids. For the bioinformatics work, the applicant will perform analysis on bulk and single cell RNA sequencing data to determine gene expression profiles in specific cells from brain and organoid tissues. CENTMED offers multidisciplinary training with a high degree of academic freedom among various high-impact translational projects. The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment consisting of PhD-level scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate students, ensuring the candidate learns valuable skills in writing manuscripts and grant proposals, advising fellow researchers, and establishing collaborations across disciplines.
Applicants must have a BS in in Biology or Neuroscience related field with more than 2 years’ experience of working as research technician in the lab.
The ideal candidate is required to have the following expertise:
- Molecular biology, neurobiology or neuroscience experience
- With bulk and single cell sequencing
- Single cell data analysis
- Rodent behavioural experiments
- Rodent stereotaxic surgeries.
In addition, the candidate with experience on the following will be preferred:
- Knowledge of R
- Software’s used for rodent behavioural analysis
- General lab experience
- Animal handling skills
- Training in electrophysiology.
For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with full publication list, statement of research interests, and contact of three reference letters, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Professor Dipesh Chaudhury at dc151@nyu.edu.
The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled. To be considered, all applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript of degree, a one-page summary of research accomplishments and interests, and at least 2 letters of recommendation, all in PDF format.
Please visit our website at https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/about/careers/postdoctoral-and-research.html for instructions and information on how to apply.
About NYUAD:
NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.
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UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.