# Postdoctoral Research Associate résumé example

A postdoc CV that shows the papers, the fellowship and the real teaching load rather than a list of techniques.

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## Elena Márquez, PhD — Postdoctoral Research Associate, Systems Neuroscience

Systems neuroscientist four years into a postdoc studying how cortical circuits hold information across delays. Twelve peer-reviewed papers, five as first author, and an NIH F32 fellowship funding the current project. Has taught 210 undergraduates as instructor of record.

### Experience

**Postdoctoral Research Associate**, Lakeshore Institute for Neuroscience · August 2022 – present

Independent research institute; circuits and behavior group of 11.

- Runs a two-photon imaging project on delay-period activity in mouse parietal cortex, now at 38 animals and three first-author papers.
- Won an NIH F32 fellowship worth $186k after a first submission scored in the 8th percentile, funding the project through 2027.
- Built the analysis pipeline the group standardized on, which cut the time from a finished imaging session to plotted results from two days to 40 minutes.
- Mentors four undergraduates and one rotation student; three are authors on submitted manuscripts and two entered PhD programs.
- Gave 11 invited talks and conference presentations, including a selected talk at the 2025 Society for Neuroscience meeting.

**Adjunct Instructor, Biology (part-time)**, Two Rivers Community College · January 2023 – May 2025

- Taught Introduction to Neuroscience as instructor of record for three spring semesters, 210 students in total, with course evaluations of 4.6 to 4.8 out of 5.
- Replaced the term paper with a five-stage scaffolded assignment; the share of students submitting a complete final draft rose from 71% to 94%.
- Wrote an open lab manual of eight data-analysis exercises, now used by two other sections of the course.

**Research Technician**, Alderpoint Biomedical Research Center · July 2014 – June 2016

- Maintained a 400-cage transgenic mouse colony and rebuilt the genotyping workflow, cutting turnaround from nine days to three.
- Contributed histology and imaging to two papers, earning second authorship on one.

### Education

- PhD Neuroscience · University of Wisconsin-Madison · August 2016 – May 2022
- B.S. Biochemistry · University of Minnesota Twin Cities · September 2010 – May 2014

### Skills

- **Experimental**: Two-photon imaging, In vivo electrophysiology, Optogenetics, Head-fixed behavior, Immunohistochemistry
- **Computational**: Python, MATLAB, R, Spike sorting, State-space models, Statistical modeling
- **Teaching and service**: Instructor of record, Lecture design, Undergraduate mentoring, Grant writing, Journal peer review