Postdoctoral Fellow: Olfactory Circuit Imaging & Learning

University of Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

42 days holiday including bankholidays

The Edge gym membership discounts

Organisational development courses

On-site childcare access

Shopping discounts and travel schemes

Job summary

The University of Leeds invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to advance a BBSRC-funded project on how the olfactory bulb encodes odours in learning contexts. You will use in vivo two-photon calcium imaging in mice, complemented by behavioural assays and computational modelling, to track learning-driven changes in early olfactory circuits and how these shape perception.

The Faculty supports flexible working and family-friendly policies, with strong commitments to equality and

Responsibilities

• In vivo two-photon calcium imaging in mice.
• Behavioural assays to assess learning-related changes.
• Computational modelling to understand how learning affects encoding in early olfactory circuits.

Job description

The University of Leeds invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to advance a BBSRC-funded project on how the olfactory bulb encodes odours in learning contexts. You will use in vivo two-photon calcium imaging in mice, complemented by behavioural assays and computational modelling, to track learning-driven changes in early olfactory circuits and how these shape perception.

The Faculty supports flexible working and family-friendly policies, with strong commitments to equality and