Employment
This section lists faculty, research, administrative
and support positions available at the Picower Institute for
Learning and Memory. MIT's Human
Resources Office keeps a list of all job openings at the
Institute, including these, and should be your primary contact
for all MIT positions.
MIT is an Affirmative Action / Equal
Opportunity employer. Qualified women and minority candidates
especially are encouraged to apply.
Four of the Picower Institute's laboratories are sponsored
by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), and some employee
positions, as indicated below, are supported directly by HHMI.
For information about these positions, contact
the HHMI office at MIT
directly. HHMI is an affirmative action employer.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to meet Picower's resource development goals. Will assess development options and opportunities, and develop and implement a strategic resource development plan; work with the director, faculty members, the administrative officer, School of Science resource development staff, and central Resource Development to identify, cultivate, and steward prospects and current donors; and take the lead on the management of the current external advisory council, including administrative logistics and expansion of the membership. Specific duties include planning and executing cultivation and stewardship events; developing resource development communication materials; identifying and meeting with potential donors; proposal development and oversight; managing the stewardship process, including drafting acknowledgement and stewardship letters; developing and maintaining resource development databases; drafting budgets for resource development events and special projects; generating a monthly donor report summary; and related duties as developed.
REQUIREMENTS: a bachelor's degree and substantive experience in the resource development field; knowledge of cultivating and soliciting major gifts and the creation of resource development plans; exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills; and strong diplomacy skills. Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment, sometimes under pressure. Seek a well-seasoned, detail-oriented
development professional who employs tact, discretion, and good judgment while working to build trust and rapport with external constituencies and members of the MIT community. A high level of competency using PC or Macintosh platforms and MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database software expected. Experience in higher education preferred. MIT-00005058-P
Interested applicants can apply at http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/index.html
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE Position in the Lab of Troy
Littleton
An opening is available for a post-doctoral associate to join
the research team in Dr. Troy Littleton's laboratory at the
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department of
Biology at MIT. The focus of the laboratory's work is to understand
how synaptic connections form, how synapses transmit information,
and how synapses undergo plastic changes in their structure
and function. The lab uses Drosophila as a model
system for these studies. To complement this basic research
in neuroscience, the lab also studies how alterations in neuronal
signaling underlie several neurological diseases, including
epilepsy and Huntington's Disease. The lab combines electro-physiology,
molecular biology, protein biochemistry, microarray technology,
and imaging approaches with Drosophila genetics to
address these questions. The successful applicant will join
a dynamic and growing MIT neurobiology community, with access
to a broad range of the latest scientific technologies. Further
information can be found at: http://web.mit.edu/flybrain/littletonlab/.
Requirements: Good organizational and leadership
skills, motivation and an ability to work independently required.
Strong background in electrophysiology preferred. Starting
time negotiable.
Interested applicants can send a CV and the names, email
addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
J. Troy Littleton
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT
43 Vassar St. 46-3243
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
troy@mit.edu
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