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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Midlothian
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The University of Edinburgh
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
02.06.2025
Expiry Date:
17.07.2025
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Job Description:
CMVM/Edinburgh Medical School/Deanery of Biomedical Sciences/Centre for Discovery Brain sciences
Full-time, 35 hours per week
Fixed-Term, 2 years in first instance with possibility of extension.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to conduct basic research into sensorimotor plasticity in the visual cortex of mice, utilizing virtual reality systems alongside in vivo whole cell recordings, plasticity paradigms, imaging, and/or optogenetics.
You will investigate single neuron sensorimotor plasticity in behaving mice, developing novel plasticity paradigms using in vivo whole cell recordings during mouse behaviour in virtual reality environments. The role includes using optogenetics to examine the contribution of circuit elements and neuromodulatory inputs to observed plasticity. There is also an opportunity to use two-photon microscopy in vivo. This research is part of the ERC-funded project ‘Learn2predict’.
This is a full-time position (35 hours per week).
Your skills and attributes for success:
* Appropriate degree with relevant post-graduate research experience, usually a PhD (or near completion) in Neuroscience/Physiology/Pharmacology or equivalent.
* Experience working with rodents.
* Willingness to obtain a Home Office Personal Licence (PIL) for working with mice.
* Strong experience in electrophysiology and/or in vivo neuroscience methods.
* Interest in cortical plasticity and/or neuromodulation.
* Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
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