https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/ FENS.org Jobs en © 2013 Fens.org www.fens.org Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:31:28 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28468/ The Functional Neuroimaging laboratory at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rovereto (Italy), is gathering expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship to investigate the neural basis of connectivity disruption in brain disorders. Our research is aimed at identifying the general neural and cellular principles governing the assembly of brain connectivity and its breakdown in developmental disorders. We address these questions at the level of identified cell types by combining neural… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28468/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:31:28 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28464/ Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XENE) – a biopharmaceutical company with operations in Vancouver, BC, Canada and Boston, MA, USA – is advancing an exciting pipeline of therapies for neurological disorders, with a particular focus on innovative treatments for epilepsy. Xenon has a number of promising therapeutics in clinical development, valuable collaborations with pharmaceutical partners, and innovative early-stage research underway and also has a strong balance sheet to support its continued… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28464/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:46:31 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28463/ The laboratory of Dr. Andreas Tolias in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking research associates at the level of postdoctoral fellows or at the level of Research Assistant Professors. The research associates will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary research team aimed at understanding the structure, function and computations of neocortical microcircuits and to decipher the canonical algorithms they implement. The specific goals of the research… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28463/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:22:57 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28461/ Conducting research for a changing society: This is what drives us at Forschungs­zentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, we aim to tackle the grand societal challenges of our time and conduct research into the possibilities of a digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy. Work together with around 6,400 employees in one of Europe’s biggest research centres and help us to shape change! The Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM)… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28461/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:15:05 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28460/ We are seeking postdoctoral scientists for an ERC-Synergy funded project studying “Microglia control of physiological brain states” at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris France. Microglial cells dynamically survey the brain parenchyma. In the healthy brain, microglia have active housekeeping functions and are now acknowledged as genuine regulators of neuronal functions. The project will study the bidirectional microglia-neuron interaction with a focus on synapses together with neuronal and… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28460/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:09:14 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28458/ Available position for a PhD student in the lab for neurobiology of psychiatric disorders at the University of Haifa. We are looking for ambitious and excellent PhD students. The lab studies the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms of two main subjects: neurodevelopmental disorders and neurostimulation (mainly tDCS). The lab uses transgenic mice models and primary cell cultures and employs ex-vivo extracellular and intracellular electrophysiology, live imaging techniques (two-photon… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28458/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:10:44 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28457/ The PhD student position is available in the project on “Dynamic modelling of training-induced, response-optimized mobilization of neural resources” of the new CRC for Neural Resources of Cognition. The project explores the neuronal mechanisms of training-induced brain plasticity and its role for cognitive enhancement in old age. This includes (1) motor (balance) training in combination with state-of-the-art computational modelling of performance and brain changes during behavioral learning;… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28457/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:50:14 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28456/ The Sensory Physiology group at OVGU Magdeburg, led by Kristine Krug, investigates the neural basis of perceptual decision-making in primates. We research the relationship between neurons, circuits and behaviour in Rhesus monkeys and humans, with methods including cellular neurophysiology, high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cutting-edge brain intervention methods. We seek a research assistant/technical assistant for computer controlled, magnetic resonance experiments with… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28456/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:45:07 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28455/ The HOUART lab is seeking to appoint three postdoctoral research associates (PDRA) to join a WELLCOME TRUST-funded research programme aiming to understand the role of axonal splicing factors and intron retaining transcripts in neuronal maturation and degeneration. Our nervous system crucially relies on local fast decisions taken at synapses, long distance from the neuronal cell body. The mechanisms by which these decisions are spatio-temporally controlled remain obscure. Axonal splicing factors… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28455/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:08:27 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28452/ The Sensory Physiology group at OVGU Magdeburg, led by Kristine Krug, investigates the neural basis of perceptual decision-making in primates. We research the relationship between neurons, circuits and behaviour in Rhesus monkeys and humans, with methods including cellular neurophysiology, high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cutting-edge brain intervention methods. We seek a postdoctoral scientist (funded by the DFG) to establish and conduct high-dimensional neurophysiological… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28452/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:48:30 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28451/ The Sensory Physiology group at OVGU Magdeburg, led by Kristine Krug, investigates how neuronal interactions shape perceptual decisions in primates. We research the relationship between neurons, circuits and behaviour in Rhesus monkeys and humans, with methods including cellular neurophysiology, high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cutting-edge brain intervention methods, including ultrasound and electrical micro-stimulation. In collaboration with Prof. Petra Ritter (Charité Berlin),… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28451/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:36:31 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28450/ There is an exciting opportunity within the Department of Psychology to provide specialist research support based around a project entitled “Can a dysfunction of the basal ganglia and related low level nociceptive network underlie some central neuropathic pain symptoms in Parkinson’s disease?” – a translational neuroscience project linking researchers in Sheffield and France. The University of Sheffield is a world leader in neuroscience research, supported by a cross faculty Neuroscience… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28450/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:21:32 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28446/ Postdoc position in neurophysiology of sleep and wakefulness. We are seeking for a highly motivated postdoc to work on a multidisciplinary project aiming to investigate the role of subcortical brain structures in the regulation of vigilance states, at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne. The successful candidate will use state-of-the-art tools for in vivo electrophysiology of specific cell-types using fiber photometry combined with optogenetics and neuroanatomy… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28446/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:18:46 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28442/ The Wang Lab at the Max Planck Florida Institute for neuroscience is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position. Our group seeks highly motivated and independent individuals to join our effort focused on the neuronal mechanisms of episodic memory. The Wang Lab investigates the circuit underpinnings of episodic memory. In particular, we developed a unique approach to isolate the hippocampal neuronal activities that are independent of sensory inputs and potentially represent memory… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28442/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 01:49:13 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28440/ Postdoctoral position in Circuit Neuroscience Research activity in the Neuromodulation of Cortical and Subcortical Circuits Lab aims to resolve the spatiotemporal dynamic of behaviorally relevant neuromodulatory signals at circuit and system level resolution. We are seeking highly motivated candidate to explore how neuromodulatory signals shapes the interaction between brain circuits for perception and reward, in both health and diseased state. In the framework of a collaborative and… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28440/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:26:21 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28437/ Prof. Dr. Franziska Richter-Assencio group at Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine, TiHo, Hannover, seeks a PhD candidate for the projects related to Parkinson’s disease (PD). Our group is focused on various aspects of PD including the role of specific neuronal subtypes in disease pathogenesis, sleep impairment, adult neurogenesis etc. We have a broad range of techniques available on spot to meet our needs including in vitro approaches:… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28437/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:31:52 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28436/ A Technician position in Biology is available in the Cellular Neurobiology group led by Prof. Jacob at the Institute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology. The functions of the successful candidate will be the following: 1/Management of and responsibility for mouse strain collection and genotyping, separation of new progeny, handling of mice (after appropriate education that will be provided at the University of Mainz), recording of animals in online database, 2/Preparation of and handling… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28436/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:17:16 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28430/ The NIC&R lab of BIOMED is looking for a motivated and ambitious postdoctoral researcher driven by scientific curiosity, to conduct research into repair mechanisms that are of therapeutic benefit for demyelinating disorders. You will engage in translational work to develop repair inducing strategies that boost remyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and charcot marie tooth type 1A (CMT1A). This includes testing their effectiveness in transgenic mouse… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28430/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:15:11 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28422/ We are looking for a postdoc to study the properties of excitatory synapses in human stem cell-derived neurons and organoids. The main goal is to characterize SHANK3-binding partners in human synapses using biochemical and electrophysiological assays and to identify those that are lost or dysregulated by SHANK3 deficiency in association with autism and intellectual disability. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from creative and ambitious researchers with substantial… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28422/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:37:32 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28420/ The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), New York, NY is seeking 2 postdoctoral scientists to work on projects (1) to investigate and to validate transcriptional and epigenetic alterations that are associated with major depressive disorder and that are specific for microglia cells in the brain, (2) to study transcriptional deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) brain in single-cell… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28420/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:49:56 GMT https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28419/ ++ The Cortical Plasticity group is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant (French grade: Ingenieur d’Etude). ++ We are interested in the function of neocortical circuits and their pathophysiological modification in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ++ The project is fully funded for up to four years. ++ We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive team player with experience in the culture of human derived neurons from iPSCs and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Experience in animal… https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-28419/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:57:00 GMT