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Two postdoc positions available

Laura Busse Group at the Department of Biology II, LMU Munich

16.11.2015

Research Group Focus: neural circuits of visual perception in awake, behaving mice, where we combine electrophysiological recordings using silicon probes with genetic tools for circuit manipulation.

Aim: contribute to the understanding of sensory mechanisms of visual information processing and their dependence on visually guided behavior.

(1) The first position is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a period of 3 years, prolonged on a yearly basis. The successful candidate will work on the role of cortico-thalamic feedback in processing of visual information in the dorsolateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) of the mouse. The project will combine optogenetics / pharmacogenetics with extracellular recordings in the mouse dLGN and thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN).

(2) The second position is for a senior postdoc (“Akademischer Rat auf Zeit”) for a period of 3 years, with the possibility for extension. The successful candidate will initially collaborate on state-dependent response modulations within the thalamocortico-thalamic loop in the mouse visual system. The project will combine genetic circuit manipulations with extracellular recordings in mouse V1 and dLGN. In addition, the successful candidate will take a leading role in the supervision of the other ongoing projects in the lab. This position can be used to obtain a “Habilitation” as part of the qualifications towards a professorship.

Informal inquiry is welcome via email to laura.busse@cin.uni-tuebingen.de. Applications should include a CV, a brief statement of research interests, a cover letter with the expected date of availability, and names and contact information of at least three references.