POSITION OPENINGS

September 1st, 2025

PhD or MS Student

Our NIH-funded lab is interested in recruiting talented undergraduates with a background in neuroscience for entry into the GSU Neuroscience PhD or MS programs and into our lab. Our lab studies the neural mechanisms of social and emotional behavior through the lens of sex-differences. Our lab has expertise in behavioral analysis, neuroanatomy, neuroendocrinology, and modern intersectional approaches to behavioral neuroscience. Located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia State University offers a vibrant, diverse, and highly collaborative neuroscience community with access to many modern scientific tools and extensive collaborations with labs at nearby Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Morehouse School of Medicine. Atlanta is one of the largest and most diverse metropolitan regions of the US with extensive cultural offerings, mild weather, direct flights to major cities worldwide and close proximity to the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

Applicant:

We seek a qualified and highly motivated undergraduates with a background in neuroscience and, preferably, experience in neuroendocrinology, behavioral and/or systems neuroscience. Members of under-represented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Project description:

We use viral vectors in combination with genetically modified mice to identify the neural basis of sex-differences in social and emotional behavior. We focus on the role of vasopressin, a neuropeptide that shows sex-differences in expression and function in key social brain structures as well as its main receptor target (vasopressin 1a receptor).