Postdoctoral fellowship at NIDA, National Institutes of Health

Employer

NIDA / NIH

Location

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Campus, Baltimore, Maryland

Salary

salary is determined according to the NIH rates: https://www.training.nih.gov/stipends/

Closing date

Feb 23, 2026

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is currently seeking a postdoctoral fellow to explore neural circuits involved in motivation and emotion. Using cutting-edge research techniques such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, electrophysiology, and fiber-photometry and two-photon microscopy Ca²⁺-imaging in transgenic mice, the successful candidate will contribute to understanding how neural populations interact to regulate emotional behaviors in response to novelty, addictive substances, food, and aversive stimuli. Candidates with strong expertise in behavioral, electrophysiological, molecular, or computational neuroscience are encouraged to apply. The lab provides an opportunity to establish collaborations and interactions between pre-, post-doctoral fellows, neuroscientists, behavioral pharmacologists, and drug abuse experts.

The laboratory is funded by the Intramural Research Program (IRP) located in the Biomedical Research Center of the Bayview Medical Campus in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Applicants must hold an Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree. Interested candidates should email their CV and a summary of research interests, along with the names and contact information of three references, to:

Satoshi Ikemoto, PhD

Senior Investigator

Chief, Neurocircuitry of Motivation Section

Behavioral Neuroscience Research Branch

Intramural Research Program

National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institutes of Health

251 Bayview Blvd., Suite 200

Baltimore, MD 21224, USA

Email: Satoshi.Ikemoto@nih.gov

Web: https://irp.nida.nih.gov/staff-members/satoshi-ikemoto/

Note: This position is open to both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, with no discrimination for non-merit reasons such as race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, age, or membership or non-membership in an employee organization. The NIH encourages the application and nomination of qualified women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.