Postdoctoral Fellow

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Dilek Colak through the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, NY.

Project: Modeling Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using stem cell-derived brain organoids and genetically modified mouse models. The CRISPRed engineered lines for some mutants are ready to use. The study will involve wide range of techniques such as brain organoid cultures, cellular/molecular assays, mouse behavioral assays, stereotaxic injections, histology as well as synaptic plasticity studies/​​​​​​electrophysiology (in collaboration with other lab members).

You must have experience in neuroscience and be in possession of a PhD. Please DO NOT APPLY if you do not have experience in AT LEAST ONE of the following: neuroscience, autism, neuronal studies, neural stem cells. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

This position provides the opportunity for considerable creativity and innovation and applicants with these skills are also especially encouraged to apply. The wide range of research topics in the Colak lab makes it an excellent environment for interdisciplinary training (http://www.colaklab.com). The laboratory environment is highly collegial and interactive.

Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medicine is located in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, immediately adjacent to the Sloan Kettering Institute and Rockefeller University. This “tri-institutional campus” includes several hundred principal investigators and postdocs, and has one of the highest densities of biomedical scientists in the world. Dr. Colak’s laboratory and most supporting facilities are in the newly constructed Belfer research building. This rich scientific environment provides unique and unparalleled research training opportunities, including research seminars given by leaders in science from throughout the U.S. and abroad, opportunities for collaborations, exposure to diverse research programs, and highly sophisticated core facilities.

Questions about this position and/or applications, comprising a CV and contact information for two references, should be e-mailed to Dr. Dilek Colak at mailto:[email protected].