Postdoc: Awake-Mouse Imaging & Brain Network Analysis

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; Rovereto; In loco; EUR 30.000 - 32.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Private health care

International research environment

Access to advanced imaging platforms

Descrizione del lavoro

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Rovereto invites applications for a neuroscience research scientist position in a multicultural, multidisciplinary group. The role focuses on understanding brain networks using awake mouse imaging, computational analysis, and causal neural manipulations.

The successful candidate will work across experimental neuroscience, functional imaging, and neurocomputational methods, contributing to publications and training junior team members in a dynamic environment

Competenze

• PhD in Neuroscience or related discipline.
• Experience with rodent experiments and neural imaging.
• Ability to analyze complex datasets.
• Proficient English, strong organization and problem-solving.

Mansioni

• Design and perform experiments combining cell-type manipulations with brain imaging in awake mice; analyse imaging datasets to quantify changes in cortical activity, brain-wide dynamics, and functional connectivity.
• Integrate experimental, imaging, and computational approaches; collaborate with and help train junior laboratory members; and prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Conoscenze

Experimental neuroscience

Rodent experiments

Data analysis

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Formazione

PhD in Neuroscience

Biology/Bioengineering background

Strumenti

MATLAB

Python

R

Descrizione del lavoro

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Rovereto invites applications for a neuroscience research scientist position in a multicultural, multidisciplinary group. The role focuses on understanding brain networks using awake mouse imaging, computational analysis, and causal neural manipulations.

The successful candidate will work across experimental neuroscience, functional imaging, and neurocomputational methods, contributing to publications and training junior team members in a dynamic environment