PostDoc (f/m/d)

The European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (Germany) invites applications for a

About us:
ENI-G is engaged in a wide range of neuroscience research, including molecular and cellular as well as systems and cognitive neuroscience (http://www.eni.gwdg.de/).

A postdoc position is available in the lab of Jan Clemens at the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen, Germany. A major focus of the lab is discovering how sensory information is processed and integrated to drive behavior. We combine high-throughput behavioral assays, machine learning (pose tracking), computational modelling, and modern systems neuroscience tools (calcium imaging and optogenetics). 

The postdoc to be hired will focus on how different sensory modalities are integrated to organize social interactions in fruit flies, with the goal of identifying the neural substrates and computations driving social behavior. We are going to combine a variety of state-of-the-art techniques, including automated behavioral analyses, optogenetics, in-vivo two photon imaging, and computational modelling. The postdoc will have the opportunity to learn these skills in the lab.

Your Profile:

• PhD in neuroscience or biology, physics, engineering, computer science or equivalent
• Experience with at least one of these techniques: in vivo imaging, electrophysiology, Drosophila genetics and behavior, computational image analysis, computational modelling
• Experience with building closed-loop experimental paradigms (“virtual reality”)
• A track record of scientific publications or conference presentations
• Good command of the English language
  

Our offer:
The position is for 2 years initially and financial support is available for up to 3 years. The envisioned start date is February 2021 but this is flexible. The deadline for applications is December 15th, 2021.

How to apply?
Please send your application as a single pdf to Jan Clemens ([email protected]), including a CV as well as names and contact details of two references. Please make sure to include a short statement of why this project interests you and how you think you could contribute, based on your scientific background.

We look forward to you!

The University Medical Center Göttingen is committed to professional equality. We therefore seek to increase the proportion of under-represented genders. Applicants with disabilities and equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment.

University Medical Center Göttingen

European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen

Dr. Jan Clemens

Group Leader

Grisebachstr. 5

37077 Göttingen

Tel.: 05513961351

Please send your application only via e-mail as a PDF-file.

Travel and application fees cannot be refunded or transferred.