Postdoc: Optical Neurodevelopment of Cortical Circuits

University of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 62,232 - 75,564; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages & benefits

Paid holidays & generous time off

Professional training opportunities

Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans

Flexible spending accounts

HSA contributions

Disability and life insurance

Wellbeing program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The University of Minnesota’s Smith lab invites a postdoctoral researcher to apply optical methods to uncover how cortical networks form during development. The project emphasizes wide-field and two-photon optogenetics to study perturbations in early network activity.

Required/preferred candidates hold a Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, or related fields and experience in multiphoton imaging, optogenetics, calcium imaging, or in vivo electrophysiology.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, or related field.
• Experience in multiphoton imaging, optogenetics, calcium imaging, and/or in vivo electrophysiology preferred.
• Strong interest in systems neuroscience and applying optical approaches to circuit function.

Responsibilities

• Employ optical approaches to study mechanisms of cortical network formation.
• Utilize wide-field and 2-photon optogenetics to perturb early network function and study development.
• Collaborate within a highly collaborative neuroscience community at the University of Minnesota.

Skills

Two-photon imaging

Optogenetics

Calcium imaging

In vivo electrophysiology

Education

Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, or related field

Tools

Two-photon imaging systems

Optogenetics hardware

Calcium imaging setups

Job description

The University of Minnesota’s Smith lab invites a postdoctoral researcher to apply optical methods to uncover how cortical networks form during development. The project emphasizes wide-field and two-photon optogenetics to study perturbations in early network activity.

Required/preferred candidates hold a Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, or related fields and experience in multiphoton imaging, optogenetics, calcium imaging, or in vivo electrophysiology.