<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow for a project at the interface between neural circuits and behaviour in the Neural Computation Laboratory at University College London. </p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">The project involves using the revolutionary new ‘Neuropixels’ probes (<a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/neuropixels" target="_blank">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/<wbr>neuropixels</a>) to make massively parallel recordings from large populations of neurons in the brains of awake behaving mice.</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The successful applicant will join a thriving multidisciplinary group (</span><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.dendrites.org/" target="_blank">http://www.dendrites.org/</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">) which aims to understand how computations are implemented in single neurons and neural circuits to drive behaviour. </span>Neuropixels recordings will be integrated with other techniques being used in the lab such as two-photon microscopy, two-photon optogenetics, and behavioral paradigms in virtual reality. Opportunities exist for collaborations with colleagues in computational neuroscience, engineering, computer science and other fields. UCL is based in central London, with the highest concentration of neuroscience researchers in the world.</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font color="#000000">The successful applicant will be expected to take a leading role in all aspects of the project, from designing and performing experiments, developing technical advances, performing data analysis and presenting the results. </font></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">The post is funded for 2 years in the first instance and is available immediately.</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">You should apply for this post through UCL's online recruitment website: <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs" target="_blank">www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs</a><wbr> (Ref #: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">1683637</span>). Closing date for applications is <b>Friday 8th June 2018.</b></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">For informal inquiries please contact Michael Hausser (<a href="mailto:m.hausser@ucl.ac.uk" target="_blank">m.hausser@ucl.ac.uk</a>).</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><br></p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">------------------------------<wbr>----------------------------</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Michael Hausser</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">University College London</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Gower Street</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">London WC1E 6BT</p><p style="font-size:12.800000190734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