[Updated April 2026] One to three new undergraduate researchers will join the lab for Summer 2026. I will announce the next round of hiring here (the lab website), through the Department of Natural Sciences announcements, and via email. If you’d like to receive a direct email alerting you when the next round of applications open, you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/Vtdw345KDQJViSU49. Thanks for your interest in the lab, and please reach out to me via email as you have any questions. You can find more information about the lab below.

 

[Updated April 2026] To apply, please submit a cover letter, current CV, and names and contact information for three references. I am aiming for a start date in June 2026, but flexibility may be possible. Plan to submit your application by May 8th.

See the official job add and submit your application materials here: https://theclaremontcolleges.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SCR_Career_Staff/job/Research-Technician_REQ-8059-1

This is an NSF-funded, full-time (40 hrs/week, anticipated $21.88/hr), 1-year (with possibility for extension) position with benefits. A Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, or a related field is required. At least 1 year of relevant research experience is required.

We use a variety of scientific approaches in our research, and the Technician will receive training for all necessary techniques. For ongoing and upcoming experiments, previous experience with any of the following techniques would be especially beneficial: RNAscope / immunohistochemistry / in situ hybridization; microscopy (especially confocal); behavior observations, scoring (manual and/or automated computer vision approaches), and analysis; microdissections or microsurgeries; and fish (or other small animal) care and maintenance.

Our previous two Lab Techs – Aly Alvey and Eliyah Stern – will both be starting in excellent Ph.D. labs! I expect to employ this position continuously until 2029.

 

The Solomon-Lane Lab is a welcoming, collaborative group, and we are committed to an inclusive, honest, and fair environment for research and learning, free from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We prioritize teamwork, respect, and positivity. This is a Lab where you are encouraged to be your whole self. Every voice and perspective matters. In fact, it is the different perspectives, interests, ideas, and identities of lab members that make our science and our lab successful and unique!

 

The Lab is in the Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, within the Claremont Colleges. The Claremont Colleges are a consortium of 5 liberal arts colleges (plus 2 graduate institutions). With 5 colleges together on adjacent campuses, this is an outstanding place for intellectual curiosity, scientific discovery, and professional development.

 

Research in the lab focuses on the development of social behavior and its regulation by behavioral, endocrine, and neural mechanisms using a fish model system. This NSF-funded project will specifically investigate early-life social experiences and how they shape behavioral phenotype long-term via developmental plasticity in underlying neural mechanisms, including vasopressin and stress axis signaling.

 

Research approaches and skills included: behavioral observations and analysis (including manual observation, automated tracking, social network analysis, and modeling), hormone sample collection (water-borne, tissue) and analysis (ELISA, LCMS), qPCR to measure neural gene expression, RNAscope (focusing on neural vasopressin and stress axis signaling), data visualization and analysis using RStudio, and scientific communication. No previous research or course experience is necessary for undergraduate researchers.