Research Associate I - Bonda Lab - Department of Neurosurgery

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 Research Associate I to join the team!

The Research Associate I will perform a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures as part of the laboratory of Dr. David Bonda. Dr. Bonda, in collaboration with Dr. Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, is studying human cognition and executive control using invasive and non-invasive electrophysiology as well as behavioral and computational methods.

The Research Associate I will participate in ongoing research activities such as acquiring, processing and analyzing data, and reporting findings. The Associate will learn and subsequently perform a variety of complex data processing and analysis steps and complete experimental procedures to support ongoing research projects. The incumbent will assist Dr. Bonda in laboratory maintenance and will assist with preparation of data for publication and/or presentation at scholarly meetings. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Keeps accurate and detailed records of experiments and results, and assist in identifying and troubleshooting of unexpected results.
• Orders laboratory supplies and supports laboratory operations.
• Maintains lab equipment and related records and may coordinate use of lab equipment.
• Assists in the operation of specialized equipment, as required by the area of research.
• Orients research laboratory assistants or lower level research associates and undergraduate student researchers on day-to-day lab operations and routine procedures.
• Observes and follows safety standards and procedures.

Department-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the Pl and other laboratory members in management, processing, and analysis of electrophysiological recordings (EEG, spike sorting).
• Assists with interactions with IRB and NIH.
• Independently completes complex analysis procedures after appropriate training.
• Uses, modifies, and adjusts MATLAB data analysis routines.
• Performs spike sorting of electrophysiological recordings.
• Processing and analysis of structural MRI images.
• Maintenance of experimental records.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Experience and Skills:

• One year of laboratory experience is preferred.
• Research experience analyzing EEG data or similar required.
• Knowledge of and strong interest in systems/cognitive neuroscience.
• Research experience working with human subjects preferred.
• Must possess excellent digital literacy, including ability to program in MATLAB or Python.

Physical Demands: 

Ability to sit and stand for long periods, use microscope and other laboratory equipment, and lift at least 20 pounds.