Post-Doctoral Appointee

Indiana University; Bloomington (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington's Gill Institute for Neuroscience seeks applicants for a Post-Doctoral Appointee. The role centers on designing and executing mouse-based experiments to study neuronal circuits, training graduate students, and communicating findings to the university and scientific communities.

The candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience or related field with experience in electrophysiology or neuroanatomical techniques, and familiarity with analysis software.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Biomedical Science or related field.
• Experience with neuroanatomical techniques or electrophysiology, in vitro or in vivo.
• Experience with behavioral tests using mice or neuronal circuit manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, execute, and analyze experiments with mice.
• Train graduate students and collaborate across teams.
• Prepare reports and present results to IU Bloomington and scientific communities.

Skills

Electrophysiology

Mouse behavioral tests

AAV injection

Fiber photometry

Neuroanatomical techniques

Education

Ph.D. in Neuroscience or related field

Tools

Clampex

Matlab

Origin

DeepLabCut

Job description

Position Details

TitlePost-Doctoral AppointeeAppointment StatusNon-Tenure TrackDepartmentIU Gill Institute for NeuroscienceLocationBloomingtonPosition Summary

Position Summary

The Gill Institute for Neuroscience with Indiana University Bloomington is seeking applications for a Post-Doctoral Appointee.
The broad duties and responsibilities of this position include designing, planning, executing, and analyzing experiments with mice investigating the consequences of neuronal circuit manipulation, training graduate students, preparing reports and presenting experimental results to the IU Bloomington and scientific communities.

Basic Qualifications

Position requires a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Biomedical Science or related field. Experience in either of the following techniques is required: neuroanatomical techniques, in vitro or in vivo electrophysiology, behavioral tests using mice, AAV injection and/or fiber photometry.

Department Contact for Questions

Questions about the position should be addressed to Dr. Norbert Hajos,
[e-mail].

Additional Qualifications

Knowledge of using Clampex, Matlab, Origin, DeepLabCut or similar software is an advantage.

Salary and Rank

Special InstructionsFor Best Consideration Date10/15/2026Expected Start Date11/01/2026Posting NumberIU-101682-2026