POSTDOC IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development is a Research Institute within the Łukasiewicz Research Network. It focuses on development of new technologies, resulting from basic and applied research, which, in turn, serve as a basis for innovative solutions for the industry. With high-class specialists and state-of-art infrastructure, we provide capacity for the most advanced research. Our Institute consists of three research centres - Life Sciences & Biotechnology Center, Materials Science & Engineering Center and Center for Population Diagnostics,  with access to specialized core laboratories - a combination, which allows to carry out both, scientific research and pilot studies for the industry in a comprehensive manner.

We currently seek applicants for

POSTDOC (COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE)

Location: Wrocław, Poland

Ref. no. PD/CN/2021

A position is available in the Laboratory of Astrocytes Biology, led by Dr. Michał Ślęzak, at dynamically growing Center of Life Sciences and Biotechnology at Łukasiewicz-PORT. The group focuses on neuro-glia interactions related to neuropsychiatric phenotypes. Our interdisciplinary research aims to identify cell-autonomous pathways for better understanding of trait-specific neuropathologies and to propose novel therapeutical targets.

We have recently showed that astrocytes are mediating behavioral effects of acute and chronic stress and we identified a set of potential regulators engaged. We are looking for an enthusiastic researcher to broaden our think-tank with his expertise in applying computational tools to analyze animals’ behavior. The ideal candidate has a strong record of scientific publications and is capable of ‘out of the box’ approaches to ‘inside the box’ activity. Analytical skills and independent work culture are mandatory.

Major responsibilities:

• Designing and implementation of projects aiming to resolve the contribution of individual genes to behavioral phenotypes related to neuropsychiatric disorders.
• Establishing and supervision of a platform for automated tracking of social behavior, in collaboration with leading scientists in the field.
• Adopting tools for behavioral data analysis, interpretation and visualization.
• Keeping an industry-standard work documentation.
• Preparation of scientific articles, grants and conference presentations.
• Communication with the interdisciplinary team of researchers.
• Active contribution to collaborative projects with external academic and industrial partners.

Expectations:

• Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering or a closely related field (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Biology, Computer Science, Physics)
• Matlab, Python and/or R programming
• Strong interest in systems neuroscience
• Very good work organization skills
• Excellent communication skills in English

Additional preferred skills

• Experience in quantitative analysis of behavior in rodents
• The use of genetic engineering in rodents
• FELASA / POLLASA certificate

Our offer:

• Full Time contract at the position of Chief Specialist.
• Competitive salary and social benefits.
• Scientific and organizational support.
• A friendly, inspiring, interdisciplinary environment.
• Contact with broad network of international collaborators within academia and top pharma companies.
• We subsidies private medical care.

Candidates are requested to submit:

• 1-page cover letter explaining the reasons of interest to join our team.
• Curriculum Vitae outlining scientific interests, research achievements, a record of publications, future personal goals and extra-scientific passions.
• 1-2 reference letters.

Application deadline: till 16th of February 2022  

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