Postdoctoral studies in system neuroscience with focus on motivated behaviors (scholarship)

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Division

The Meletis laboratory, in the Department of Neuroscience, has an open position for a postdoctoral fellow to investigate the function of circuits and neuron subtypes for motivated behavior and decision-making, including circuit dysfunction in mouse models of stress and mood disorders.

Duties

The research will focus on the functional investigation of neurons and circuits in shaping motivated behaviors through a number of advanced circuit approaches to target, record and manipulate genetically-defined neuron subtypes. The project will address the in vivo role of specific neuron subtypes in the basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and the lateral habenula.

The project will use and develop cell-type specific strategies in mice to image and manipulate neuron subtypes in vivo (e.g. with optogenetics) and sophisticated behavioral paradigms (freely moving and head-fixed) in a state-of-the-art infrastructure. The project will benefit from ongoing projects that have established the identity and connectivity of neuron subtypes in relevant circuits based on single cell RNA-seq and monosynaptic rabies tracing.

The research environment is highly collaborative, and offers many opportunities for career development.

We expect applicants to have a strong determination to reveal the function of neurons and circuits during behavior, with extensive experience and interest in behavior, imaging/optical methods and/or electrophysiology.

Entry requirements

Extensive experience in circuit and systems neuroscience.

Advanced knowledge in quantitative methods, statistics and programming, are required.

Applicants must have published at least one first-author paper.

Postdoctoral scholarships may be established for foreign researchers who pursue their postdoctoral research in Sweden. The purpose of scholarships for postdoctoral qualification is to promote internationalization and contribute to research qualification after a doctorate or equivalent.

A scholarship for carrying out postdoctoral research can be granted for a maximum of two years within a four year period following the receipt of a doctoral degree or equivalent.

To be eligible for a postdoctoral scholarship, the person must have obtained a doctorate or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctorate. Applicants who have not completed a doctorate at the end of the application period may also apply, provided that all requirements for a completed degree are met before the (intended) start date of the post doctoral education.

The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish doctorate or higher.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Students and employees have free access to our modern gym facilities with trained staff on site.

Location: Solna

Lab webpage: https://ki.se/en/people/dinos-meletis

Type of scholarship

The amount is tax free and it is set for twelve months at a time, paid out on a six months basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.

Application process

An application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:

• A complete curriculum vitae, including date of the thesis defence, title of the thesis, previous academic positions, academic title, current position, academic distinctions, and committee work
• A complete list of publications
• A summary of current work (no more than one page)

The application is to be submitted on the Varbi recruitment system.

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