A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the consistently ranks as and is among is the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development.

Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.

UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive , paid leave, and that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

The UNC Neuroscience Center is an inter-departmental research center at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Our mission is to promote neuroscience research at UNC-Chapel Hill with an emphasis on developmental, genetic, and disease-related processes.

The Scherrer lab at UNC-CH investigates the neural circuits and molecular mechanisms that underlie pain perception and its modulation by opioids, using the mouse as a model system and a variety of approaches including multiomics, mol/cell biology, mouse genetics, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, opto-/chemo-genetics, in vivo calcium imaging, and behavior.

Successful candidates will be investigating the brain circuits and neuron-types that shape and modulate pain experience, and the analgesic and detrimental effects of opioids, through RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, circuit tracing, recording and manipulation of neural activity, and behavioral studies in mice.

MD and/or PhD in neuroscience, pharmacology, cellular and molecular biology or related disciplines (completion not required at the time of application)

A strong background in molecular or systems neuroscience, and/or in the pain and opioid fields and/or expertise in the above mentioned techniques is necessary.

We are looking for neuroscientists with experience with single cell RNA-sequencing or electrophysiological/optical recordings in vivo and in slices, and computational skills for analyzing transcriptomic or electrophysiological recording/calcium imaging data.

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