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Open position: Postdoctoral Fellow

Rosamund Stone Zander TNC, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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The Osterweil lab is recruiting a motivated individual to fill a postdoctoral position in molecular neuroscience. You will be joining the exciting, fast-paced environment at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School investigating cell type-specific mRNA translation in neural function and dysfunction.

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Our group has a number of hypothesis-driven projects that are aimed at identifying critical mechanisms in neural plasticity, and determining how these processes go awry in neurodevelopmental disorders. For this position, we are searching for a candidate interested in combining single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics and bioinformatics modelling to interrogate the impact of altering gene expression in human brain slice and mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders. This work will be done in tandem with electrophysiological analyses and calcium imaging to create a comprehensive model of altered synaptic and circuit function (Singh*, Abbaspoor*, Chung*, Heinrich*, et al., bioRxiv 2026).

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Candidates must have a PhD in neuroscience, cell biology, or a related field, and show evidence of good productivity in the form of publications. Experience with scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics or bioinformatics is required.

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Please send a CV, cover letter with statement of interest, and 2-3 letters of reference to Dr. Emily Osterweil. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found.

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Rotation students

We are open to taking rotation students from the Program in Neuroscience (PiN), Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS), and other Harvard Medical School programs.