Neural Regulation of Appetite & Metabolic Homeostasis

French National Institute for Health Research (INSERM); Paris; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

1000scholars invites applications for a neuroscience research position focused on how sensory cues regulate feeding and metabolism. The candidate will participate in a collaborative, interdisciplinary laboratory using state-of-the-art genetic and systems neuroscience approaches in mice, including fiber photometry, optogenetics, and transcriptomics.

Applicants should hold a PhD in neurobiology or related field and possess strong experience in mouse handling, stereotaxic surgery, and in vivo

Qualifications

• PhD in neurobiology, neuroscience, neurophysiology or closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated research experience in one or more relevant areas in neuroscience.
• Experience with mouse handling and in vivo experiments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Steculorum Group research programme.
• Develop and execute projects within an interdisciplinary team.
• Apply advanced genetic and systems neuroscience techniques in mice.

Skills

Mouse handling

Stereotaxic surgery

In vivo procedures

Systems neuroscience

Education

PhD in neurobiology, neuroscience, neurophysiology or closely related discipline

Tools

Fiber photometry

Optogenetics

Chemogenetics

Calcium imaging

Transcriptomics (RNA-seq)

Job description

1000scholars invites applications for a neuroscience research position focused on how sensory cues regulate feeding and metabolism. The candidate will participate in a collaborative, interdisciplinary laboratory using state-of-the-art genetic and systems neuroscience approaches in mice, including fiber photometry, optogenetics, and transcriptomics.

Applicants should hold a PhD in neurobiology or related field and possess strong experience in mouse handling, stereotaxic surgery, and in vivo