Technician Opportunities: Join the Rong Gong Lab at CIBR!

About the Lab:

Consumption behaviors are essential to life. In higher life-forms with appetite control, rather than being the so-called “innate behaviors”, feeding and drinking are much more adaptive. They often entail many learning components and reveal unanticipated complexity. Under such contexts, the consumption decision in feeding and drinking depends on the interactions between the nervous system, body, and environment. Therefore, under neural constraints, both physiological and environmental drivers determine what to eat, how much to eat and how often to eat. While hunger and thirst neuronal circuits have been extensively studied recently, how the external sensory inputs and internal references derived from learned experiences coordinate with internal homeostatic needs together to ultimately make a consumption decision remains stubbornly opaque. Mechanistic models of feeding and drinking in complex environments are still lacking. Combined with cutting-edge and multidisciplinary technologies such as deep-brain functional imaging during virtual reality-based behaviors, RNAseq-based multiFISH, CaRMA, quantitative behavior assays, behavior computation modeling, closed-loop optogenetic manipulation, and so on, the Gong lab aims to identify the neural underpinnings of adaptive feeding or drinking behavior, causally connect the molecules and neural activity with the dynamics of the behavior and also hopefully shed light on the etiology of different metabolic and eating disorders.

Gong Lab is dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, but they also deeply value the personal and professional growth of every team member. They believe that passion and curiosity are  the driving forces behind impactful research. To nurture both, they strive to create a supportive environment where everyone has sufficient time to learn, think deeply, and put their ideas into practice.

Position and Requirements:

Position: Technician

Job Description

1. Directly participate in laboratory research projects.

2. Perform specialized experimental procedures, including but not limited to: stereotaxic surgery in mice; behavioral testing; perfusion and tissue sectioning; immunohistochemistry (IHC) and other staining techniques.

3. Complete other tasks assigned by the PI.

Qualifications & Requirements

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Veterinary Medicine, Basic Medical Sciences, Biology, or related fields.

2. Strong manual dexterity (hands-on skills); highly responsible and diligent work ethic.

3. Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide timely feedback on work progress; strong team spirit and collaborative attitude.

4. No history of allergies to animal fur/dander; must not be prone to fainting at the sight of blood.

5. Prior experience with mouse experiments is highly preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

1. Formal contract-based employment.

2. Comprehensive package including social insurance, housing fund, supplementary medical insurance, annual health check-ups, and paid annual leave.

3. Competitive salary offered based on the candidate's experience and capabilities (specifics to be discussed during negotiation).

Application Instructions

Required Documents: Curriculum Vitae (Must include a list of published or forthcoming papers and a brief summary of research projects previously participated in), Academic Transcripts, Cover Letter (Briefly describing your professional background and research interests).

Submission Method: Please send your application materials via email to: mailto: chenlu(at)cibr.ac.cn, copying to gongr(at)cibr.ac.cn (Note: Replace "(at)" with "@" if copying from plain text sources)

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