Connectionists: PhD and Postdoc positions in Neuroscience in Oslo, Norway

[Koen Gerard Alois Vervaeke]

PhD and Postdoc positions in Neuroscience are available in the lab of Associate Professor Koen Vervaeke (www.vervaeke-lab.org<http://www.vervaeke-lab.org>). The positions are initially funded for a period of 2-3 years and can be extended. The starting date is flexible but preferably between May-September 2018.

We are searching for candidates that are interested in cortical circuits. There are two research programs in the lab; Memory and spatial representations in the retrosplenial cortex, and somatosensation in the barrel cortex. We study behaviour and neural activity in trained rodents using custom-build two-photon microscopes, optogenetics, and in-vivo patch clamp electrophysiology. There are three specific projects; 1) Two-photon Bessel beam Ca2+ imaging of spines and dendrites during behaviour, 2) In-vivo patch-clamp or extracellular recording during spatial navigation, and 3) Data analysis of behaviour and neural population activity.

There are great long-term career opportunities for postdoc applicants. During the fellowship, candidates with a strong track record will be prepared to apply for a Young Researcher Grant from the Norwegian Research Council, to start their own junior group once the fellowship is finished.

Qualifications:
For postdocs: We are an interdisciplinary lab looking for candidates from different backgrounds. Candidates must have a proven track record of publications in neuroscience, and should have experience with some of the following disciplines; Electrophysiology, microscopy, optogenetics, data analysis and machine learning, or computational neuroscience. The candidates should be handy, have good programming skills (eg. Matlab/LabVIEW), excel in logical and critical thinking, should be team players and contribute to a positive and optimistic lab atmosphere. Applicants must hold a PhD degree or be close to obtaining their degree.

For PhD applicants: Students with a degree in neuroscience, biology, medicine, computer science, physics or engineering are encouraged to apply. Ideally, the applicants have basic experience with some of the following disciplines; Electrophysiology, microscopy, optogenetics or computational neuroscience. The candidates should be handy and be comfortable to work with rodents.


To apply, please sent your motivation letter and CV to koenv at medisin.uio.no<mailto:koenv at medisin.uio.no>.


We offer:
• Postdoc Salary level NOK 486.100 - 567.100 NOK (~50.000-59.000 euros) per year.
* PhD Salary level NOK 432.700 – 489.300 (~44.000 - 50.000 euros) per year.
• Attractive pension and welfare benefits


Koen Vervaeke

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

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

Tel. +47 22 85 12 09

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