Connectionists: Postdoc / Staff Scientist in brain imaging during natural behavior

[Geoffrey Goodhill]

Postdoc / Staff Scientist in brain imaging during natural behavior
 
The Goodhill lab at Washington University in St Louis is looking for a postdoc or staff scientist for an NIH-funded project to develop novel microscopy methods for whole-brain calcium imaging in freely-behaving zebrafish. This is a collaboration with Oliver Cossairt at Northwestern University.

The lab focuses on the formation of neural circuits underlying behavior. This includes developing novel experimental, computational and theoretical methods and applying them to domains including hunting and social behavior, sleep and autism spectrum disorders. In this project we will be constructing new light-field imaging techniques to record the activity of ~100,000 neurons in the zebrafish brain during unconstrained hunting behavior. We are looking for someone with a background in developing new imaging technologies.

The lab is fully integrated between experimental and theoretical work. Washington University in St Louis is ranked in the top 10 globally for Neuroscience and Behavior, and offers an outstanding intellectual environment for neuroscience research. The lab is based at the Medical School between the departments of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, but also has strong links with the Faculty of Engineering.
 
To apply please send a detailed CV and cover letter explaining your interest to g.goodhill at wustl.edu.
 
Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill
Departments of Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Systems Engineering
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO 63110
https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/people/geoffrey-goodhill-phd
Email: g.goodhill at wustl.edu