The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct independent experiments and assume the technical responsibility for studies on the acute stress response to psychological and somatic stressors and CRH neuron circuit recruitment in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus that regulate stress behaviors. This will involve experimental design, all aspects of data acquisition, data interpretation, supervising students, contributing to grant/fellowship preparation, and preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Conduct independent research and laboratory personnel management, includes oversight of and collaboration on postdoc, graduate student, and undergraduate student projects. Write scientific manuscripts and present data at national/international meetings Assist in grant writing Mouse colony maintenance and expansion, animal husbandry, including mouse breeding, and genotyping. Order supplies 1. PhD degree in neuroscience, pharmacology, or biological sciences. 2. Postdoctoral research experience in neurophysiology.