In Vivo Research Associate in Brain Development, Arc Institute | $75,900/year
Job Description
The Konermann Lab at Arc Institute is hiring an In Vivo Research Associate II to work on the molecular basis of brain development. Pay is $75,900 a year and the post is open until filled.
At a glance
- Post: In Vivo Research Associate in Brain Development
- Where: Arc Institute, Palo Alto, California, USA
- Closing date: none given. The post is open until filled
- Pay: $75,900 a year
Read the official Arc Institute advertisement before you apply.
The work
You would work closely with experienced scientists on in vivo projects about how the brain develops. The work builds on the lab’s earlier genome-scale CRISPR screening (Konermann et al., 2015; Biering et al., 2021; Wei et al., 2023; Roohani et al., 2025) and combines modern functional genomics with neuroscience tools to get at the molecular mechanisms behind brain development and function.
Day to day that means planning, running, analysing and troubleshooting experiments with a good deal of independence: mouse work including stereotaxic surgeries and IV and IP injections, tissue collection and processing, vibratome or cryostat sectioning, immunostaining and imaging, and presenting your data at subgroup meetings. You would also keep the lab within federal, Arc and local IACUC and AAALAC rules for animal research.
Arc flags this post as a good step for people weighing up a PhD, because you take part in every stage of a project under an experienced scientist’s guidance.
What you need
- A BS with 2 or more years of relevant experience, or an MS, in molecular biology, neuroscience or a related field. Independent lab work during an undergraduate degree counts
- Strong experience with laboratory animals: handling, restraint and procedures under an approved protocol, including intracranial, IV and IP injections and perfusions
- Sample processing for single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial pipelines, and imaging
- Computational skills in Python or R
- Detail-oriented, with good documentation habits
About the employer
Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organisation working at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology. It was founded in 2021, is based in Palo Alto, and partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Its own pitch is that its scientists get long-term funding and industry-scale resources while staying free to chase high-risk, long-horizon questions.
How to apply
Apply through the Arc Institute job page. No closing date is given, so apply early. Check the visa position before you start. US research employers differ on whether they sponsor, and some adverts say outright that they will not.
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Hiring institution: Arc Institute
Official advertisement: job-boards.greenhouse.io
How to prepare for this application
- List the animal procedures you are signed off for. Stereotaxic surgery, IV and IP injections and perfusions are named in the advert.
- Say where your Python or R has actually been used. Single-cell and spatial pipelines are part of the job.
- Good move before a PhD. Arc says so in the advert, so frame your application around what you want to learn.
- Check sponsorship before you invest time. It is the biggest single filter on US research applications from overseas.
About Arc Institute
Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organisation working at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology. It was founded in 2021, is based in Palo Alto, and partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Its own pitch is that its scientists get long-term funding and industry-scale resources while staying free to chase high-risk, long-horizon questions.
