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Emory University

Academic Research Scientist – Pharmacology

Emory University

Academic Research Scientist at Emory University overseeing lab team and conducting advanced research. Responsible for designing and conducting research experiments in pharmacology.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Functions as a highly skilled contributor/researcher and has significant authorship on publications and advanced knowledge and expertise of laboratory and experimental platforms necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs.
  • Will oversee quality and training of other team members.
  • Design, develop and conduct research experiments.
  • Assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of a program.
  • May serve as the principal investigator on funded (grant) proposals as approved by the responsible Emory faculty director.
  • Performs other responsibilities as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • PhD and two years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab OR master's degree and four years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab OR bachelor's degree and six years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab.
  • Familiarity with all manner of electrophysiological recording including patch clamp recording, single channel recording, two electrode voltage clamp recording from both ligand gated channels and voltage gated channels, and current clamp recording.
  • Ability to prepare and record from cultures neurons or acutely isolated brain slices.
  • Familiarity with molecular biology, transfection of mammalian cell lines, and electrical recording from transfected cells.
  • Understanding of theoretical pharmacological principles, including allosteric modulation.
  • Ability to program in the Matlab environment at a high level.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health and Safety Information: Working in a laboratory
  • Working with human blood, body fluids, tissues, or other potentially infectious materials

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Hard Skills & Tools
Electrophysiological RecordingPatch Clamp RecordingSingle Channel RecordingTwo Electrode Voltage Clamp RecordingCurrent Clamp RecordingNeuronal Culture PreparationTransfection Of Mammalian Cell LinesElectrical Recording From Transfected CellsTheoretical Pharmacological PrinciplesResearch Experiment Design
Soft Skills
Team LeadershipTraining And MentoringCollaboration