POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP POSITION St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Postdoctoral fellowship positions are available for highly motivated individuals interested in [one of the following projects: - glioblastoma progression mediated by neuronal activity (i.e., an investigation of neurogliomal synapses); - synaptic and neuronal mechanisms in schizophrenia (with focus on mouse models of 22q11 deletion syndrome); - plasticity in the auditory cortex (imaging of neuronal activity in awake mice); - synaptic and neuronal deficits in Williams-Beuren syndrome (with focus on the auditory cortex and amygdala in mice). The successful candidate will join a diverse team of researchers whose effort is to understand behavior at the levels of neural circuits, individual neurons, synapses, and molecules. The laboratory is a part of the Department of Developmental Neurobiology. Members have access to specialized departmental shared resources, including an integrated support structure for rodent behavior testing, 3-dimensional brain organoids, in vivo and ex vivo imaging, bioinformatics, production of genetically engineered animal models, single-cell profiling, and advanced image processing and analysis. In addition, numerous institutional shared resources and core facilities support the laboratory by providing expertise and state-of-the-art technologies. The lab is equipped to perform single-cell electrophysiology, two-photon imaging, and two-photon glutamate uncaging in brain slices and in vivo. Preference will be given to applicants who have received their Ph.D. degrees within the last 3 years and have experience with single-cell electrophysiology in slices or in vivo, 2-photon imaging, and/or optogenetics/chemogenetics approaches. The fellow will benefit from both the outstanding work environment in the laboratory and the highly collaborative St. Jude community.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital offers an excellent salary and benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should apply for job #42324 at https://bit.ly/2ADqjIC |
