Connectionists: PhD Fellowship and Postdoc position in systems neuroscience

[Koen Gerard Alois Vervaeke]

PhD Fellowship and Postdoc position in systems neuroscience
These positions are available at the Department of Physiology at the University of Oslo in the lab of Associate Professor Koen Vervaeke for a period of 3 years. These positions are funded by an ERC starting grant and are available from May 2016. For more information about the lab: www.vervaeke-lab.org<http://www.vervaeke-lab.org>.

Job description
We are searching for very motivated candidates with a strong interest in cortical circuits. We study cortical circuit functions in awake behaving mice using either two-photon imaging and genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators or in-vivo whole-cell patching.

One project aims to unravel the role of specific neuron types in the barrel cortex while mice perform a sensory perception task. The candidate will use state of the art in vivo two-photon imaging techniques to record neuronal activity, and optogenetic perturbations to identify cell-specific contributions to sensory processing.

The second project aims to reveal the functions of the retrosplenial cortex in associative learning and navigation. The candidate will develop new behavior tasks in combination with two-photon imaging or extracellular recording to reveal novel functions of this enigmatic part of the cortex.

Qualifications
Highly motivated students with a degree in biology, medicine, computer science, physics or engineering are encouraged to apply. It is essential that postdoc candidates have excellent publications in top-tier journals in the field of neuroscience. Ideal applicants should have experience with at least one of the following disciplines; electrophysiology, rodent behavior, two-photon microscopy or optogenetics. The candidates should have steady hands and be creative to trouble-shoot new rodent behavior protocols. Good programming skills (Matlab/LabVIEW), being critical and organized in analyzing data, and experience with microcontrollers (ex. Arduino) are all a big plus. Highly motivated candidates that do not fulfill all the criteria will have the opportunity to learn the necessary skills in the lab, or will spent a training period abroad.

Koen Vervaeke

www.vervaeke-lab.org<http://www.vervaeke-lab.org>
www.cinpla.org/people/

Domus Medica, University of Oslo
Sogsvannsveien 9,
0372 Oslo,
Norway

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