Postdoc: Neural Circuits Driving Sensorimotor Control

KU - SUND - PANUM KBH N; København; On-site; DKK 501,000 - 673,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

The University of Copenhagen invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Bellardita Laboratory to study neural circuits underlying sensorimotor control and adaptive behavior. The role involves in vivo neural recording, imaging, optogenetic and computational analyses in mice, within a collaborative, international environment.

The successful candidate will design and execute experiments, analyze large neural datasets, and contribute to manuscripts and conference presentations.

Qualifications

• PhD in Neuroscience or related field.
• Experience in systems, circuit or behavioral neuroscience.
• Experience with rodents and in vivo recording/manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct experiments in behaving mice.
• Record and manipulate neural activity using advanced systems neuroscience approaches.
• Develop and apply quantitative behavioral paradigms.
• Analyse neural and behavioral data using computational and statistical methods.
• Contribute to development of new experimental approaches.
• Prepare scientific publications and present results at meetings.

Skills

In vivo neural recording

Calcium imaging

Electrophysiology

Optogenetics

Chemogenetics

Viral vectors

Stereotaxic techniques

Neural data analysis

Python

MATLAB

Education

PhD in Neuroscience or related field

Tools

Calcium imaging systems

Electrophysiology rigs

Optogenetic setups

Viral-vector delivery

Stereotaxic instruments

Job description

The University of Copenhagen invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Bellardita Laboratory to study neural circuits underlying sensorimotor control and adaptive behavior. The role involves in vivo neural recording, imaging, optogenetic and computational analyses in mice, within a collaborative, international environment.

The successful candidate will design and execute experiments, analyze large neural datasets, and contribute to manuscripts and conference presentations.