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Postdoc and PhD positions available (Neurobiology)
Enthusiastic postdoctoral researchers and prospective PhD students are invited to join a team working on a prestigious Reinhart Koselleck project of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
Based on our findings in archerfish (Science 319, 104 (2008)) the project aims at understanding how external constraints and environmental rules are implemented in a small decision-making network (Neuron 47, 13 (2005)) of identified neurons in fish that is approachable on the cell level with a broad range of methods.
The combined effort of the team involves (i) intracellular recordings from the Mauthner cells of archerfish that have been trained to different environmental laws, (ii) imaging of reticulospinal networks in the brain of specifically trained zebrafish larvae and (iii) quantifying the amount of information available at various stages of the network.
If you have experience in Electrophysiology, Imaging techniques, Zebrafish Neurobiology or Computational Neuroscience and are an independent and highly motivated researcher with excellent oral and written communication skills we are looking forward to your application! Bayreuth is a very small but beautiful city with a young dynamic University. With almost 2000 m2 of space, superb funding for state-of-the art equipment, and positions, the Chair of Animal Physiology offers excellent perspectives for suitable candidates to establish a long term scientific career. Funding is available for at least five years but positions can be changed into group leader positions for suitable candidates.
Please send your materials (CV, research experience, publication list, contact details for two references) to Prof. Dr. Stefan Schuster (stefan.schuster@uni-bayreuth.de).
