Postdoctoral position - Nicol & Fassier Lab

Institut de la vision; Paris; Hybride; EUR 42 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Institut de la Vision in Paris invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to join the Mechanisms of sensory map development team. The project is ANR-funded and led by Melody Atkins, within a multidisciplinary environment at Sorbonne University, CNRS and Inserm, focusing on neuronal migration and retinal research.

The successful candidate will use cutting-edge imaging techniques such as live videomicroscopy and TIRF imaging, work with optogenetic tools, and contribute to the MASTERCIL project

Qualifications

• PhD in cell biology or neuroscience.
• Previous experience in live cell imaging is welcome but not required.
• Ability to work independently on experimental design and execution.

Responsabilités

• Perform cutting-edge imaging experiments to study neuronal migration and sensory map development.
• Use in vitro and ex vivo migration models and genetically encoded tools.
• Collaborate with the team to advance the ANR-funded MASTERCIL project.

Connaissances

Live imaging

Independent work

Team collaboration

Formation

PhD in cell biology or neuroscience

Outils

Live imaging

TIRF imaging

Optogenetics

Description du poste

The Nicol & Fassier lab at the Institut de la Vision (Paris, France) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join the “Mechanisms of sensory map development” team and contribute to an ANR-funded project led by Melody Atkins . The Institut de la Vision is part of Sorbonne University, CNRS and Inserm, and offers a highly multidisciplinary environment with teams active in fields ranging from theoretical neuroscience or developmental biology to the development of retinal prostheses.

Our team investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to the accurate wiring of neuronal networks. The successful candidate will join our ANR-funded MASTERCIL project, which aims to investigate the role of the primary cilium as a major command centre of neuronal migration. The primary cilium is a sensory antenna located close to soma at the rear of migrating neurons. Our recent work has identified a role for second messenger signals elicited locally within the primary cilium as the steering wheel of migrating neurons. Remarkably, this guiding role is traditionally attributed to the growth cone at the cell front, that actively explores its environment and pulls the soma forwards. The MASTERCIL project aims to identify the specific roles of the primary cilium and growth cone command centres on neuronal migration and to investigate how the two command centres communicate to instruct migration.

Missions

The successful candidate will address these challenging questions using different cutting-edge imaging techniques, including live videomicroscopy, optogenetics or TIRF imaging, combined with genetically encoded molecular tools enabling the manipulation of subcellular signals in different in vitro and ex vivo migration models.

Education and experience

The successful applicant should hold a PhD in cell biology or neuroscience.

Previous experience in live cell imaging and/or primary cell cultures is welcome but not required.

The candidate is expected to work independently for the design and realisation of the experiments.

Specific working conditions

The position is funded for 3 years, starting in April 2027.