Job Description

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 II to join the team!

The Research Associate II performs routine and increasingly complex tasks 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 RA II will participate in ongoing research activities, including but not limited to - acquiring, processing, and analyzing data; and reporting findings. The incumbent will learn and subsequently perform independently a variety of complex data processing and analysis steps and implement experimental procedures to support ongoing research projects. The Associate will assist Dr. Bonda in laboratory management and maintenance and will assist with preparation of data for publication and/or presentation at scholarly meetings. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities. This position is well suited for a recent undergraduate degree holder to gain more research experience in a productive, stimulating, and supportive laboratory in preparation for application to graduate or medical school.

*This position is hybrid *

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs new complex or unusual protocols and techniques.

• 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 complies with 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.

Qualifications

Education:

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

Experience and Skills:

• One year of laboratory experience, required.

• 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 computer skills, including ability to program in MATLAB or Python.

About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Req ID : 3837

Working Title : Research Associate II - Bonda Lab - Department of Neurosurgery (Hybrid)

Department : Research - Neurosurgical

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Academic / Research

Job Specialty : Research Studies/ Clin Trial

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $21.26 - $36.14

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.