Postdoc position to model the sensorimotor system controlling forelimbs in mice

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Postdoc position to model the sensorimotor system controlling forelimbs in mice

Your mission :
EPFL is one of the leading Institutes of Technology in Europe, and Biozentrum the home of Molecular Life Science embedded in the Basel Circuits Neuroscience community . Both offer competitive salaries and research infrastructure, together allowing to approach this challenging research project.

Main duties and responsibilities include :
The Arber Laboratory at the University of Basel ( Research Group Silvia Arber - Biozentrum ), Mathis Group of Computational Neuroscience & AI ( ?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmathisgroup.org&module=jobs&id=62965" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmathisgroup.org&module=jobs&id=62965" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://mathisgroup.org ) and Mathis Laboratory of Adaptive Motor Control ( ?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmackenziemathislab.org&module=jobs&id=62965" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmackenziemathislab.org&module=jobs&id=62965" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://mackenziemathislab.org ) at EPFL (Geneva, Switzerland) offer a postdoc position with the goal to model the sensorimotor system controlling forelimb movements in mice. We aim to build hierarchical models of the sensorimotor system controlling mouse forelimbs based on a variety of datasets including anatomy, connectivity, high content neuronal recordings, biomechanics, behavior tracking, functional interventions, genetic/molecular and cell type information based on spatial transcriptomics.

Related work:

A functional map for diverse forelimb actions within brainstem circuitry.

Your profile :
Candidates should have a Ph.D. with a strong publication record in computational neuroscience or related fields, and be eager to interact with experimentalists. An ideal candidate would have prior experience in:
● Machine learning ● Modeling neural data ● Handling of large and diverse datasets ● Biomechanics ● Fluency in oral and written English is required.

Start date :
Deadline and starting date: Applications are requested starting from December 1^st 2023 and will then be processed as they arrive until the position is filled. The ideal starting date is spring 2024.

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Work rate :
100%

Duration :
Postdoctoral applications should consist of a motivation letter, a CV, two relevant publications, and the email addresses of two or more referees. Please submit your application to the EPFL hiring platform.

Remark : Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup-s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 3178