Postdoc: In Vivo Basal Ganglia Circuit Imaging & Modeling

Upenn; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania’s Fuccillo Lab is seeking postdoctoral fellows to join a collaborative team investigating how rodent cortico-basal ganglia circuits control valence-, outcome- and sensory-guided actions. The position requires a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD and emphasizes independence in in vivo or in vitro physiological analyses.

Postdocs will work with in vivo recording, imaging, behavioral modeling, and ex vivo biophysical techniques, in a supportive environment aimed at advancing

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD required.
• Strong backgrounds in in vivo or in vitro physiological analyses.
• Preferred skills include: in vivo recording, imaging, behavioral modeling, and ex vivo biophysical analyses.

Responsibilities

• In vivo recording and imaging techniques during behavior.
• Quantitative behavioral modeling.
• Ex vivo biophysical measures of neural circuit function.

Skills

In vivo recording

Imaging

Behavioral modeling

Ex vivo biophysics

Physiological analyses

Education

PhD

MD

MD/PhD

Job description

University of Pennsylvania’s Fuccillo Lab is seeking postdoctoral fellows to join a collaborative team investigating how rodent cortico-basal ganglia circuits control valence-, outcome- and sensory-guided actions. The position requires a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD and emphasizes independence in in vivo or in vitro physiological analyses.

Postdocs will work with in vivo recording, imaging, behavioral modeling, and ex vivo biophysical techniques, in a supportive environment aimed at advancing