Job ID: 123285

PhD Student Position in Systems Neuroscience

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 15 July 2025

City: Lausanne

Country: Switzerland

Institution: University of Lausanne

Department:

Description:

The Department of Fundamental Neurosciences of the University of Lausanne invites applications for a PhD student position in the research group of Prof. Hiroshi Ito. The Ito lab investigates the neural circuit mechanism for navigational planning and decision making. For more details, please consult the current website of the group: https://dnf-unil.ch/group/neural-dynamics-underlying-navigational-planning-andsimulation

Your responsibilities
The successful candidate will investigate the neural circuit mechanisms underlying goal-directed spatial
navigation in rats. The project will employ multidisciplinary approaches including high-density multichannel
recordings, pharmacogenetic and optogenetic manipulations, behavioral analyses, machine learning, and
computational modeling.

Your qualifications
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic PhD student with the following qualifications:
• Strong interest in systems neuroscience
• Background or enthusiasm for statistics, engineering, and programming
• Eagerness to engage in behavioral neuroscience experiments
• Collaborative and enthusiastic mindset, with a passion for working in a highly interactive research environment
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

Your application
Deadline: 15.07.2025
Please send your full application in pdf. The complete application should contain:
• Motivation letter describing previous experience and future goals
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• Curriculum vitae.
• Contact information for 3 references

Please apply from the following website.
https://shorturl.at/r5BoT