Connectomics Research Associate - Mosquito Brain Circuits

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Zoology invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Connectomics Group led by Greg Jefferis. The role focuses on proofreading, annotating, and analysing the first mosquito brain connectome, with emphasis on chemosensory circuits involved in human host-seeking.

You will contribute to circuit reconstruction, meta-annotation of cell types, and comparisons with Drosophilid connectomes, developing open source tools and training new

Qualifications

• Background in insect neuroscience and experience with programmatic handling of large datasets.
• Prior experience with EM connectomics data and/or mosquito neurobiology is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage in circuit reconstruction and systematic meta-annotation (especially cell types) of the dataset.
• Perform comparisons with Drosophilid connectomes and contribute to manuscript preparation.
• Develop open source tools for processing, annotation and analysis of connectomics data.
• Participate in training new team members and contribute to project management.
• Collaborate with partner groups at Harvard Medical School and other institutions.

Skills

Insect neuroscience

Data processing

EM connectomics

Education

PhD in neuroscience or related

Job description

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Zoology invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Connectomics Group led by Greg Jefferis. The role focuses on proofreading, annotating, and analysing the first mosquito brain connectome, with emphasis on chemosensory circuits involved in human host-seeking.

You will contribute to circuit reconstruction, meta-annotation of cell types, and comparisons with Drosophilid connectomes, developing open source tools and training new