Postdoc in Rodent Social Neuroscience

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Postdoc in Rodent Social Neuroscience

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Offer DescriptionPostdoc in social rodent neuroscience: understanding social and brain dynamics of multiple individualsBoth human and rodents live in complex environments that include the necessity to interact with other conspecifics. To better understand how the brain responds to this level of complexity, neuroscience is moving from analyzing brain and behavioral responses of single individuals to the simultaneous recording of brain, behavior and physiological responses in two or more individuals freely interacting. In this postdoctoral position, you would have the opportunity to work with leaders in the field to pioneer methods and paradigms that unravel how information flows across individual rodent brains to determine adaptive social behavior. This effort will leverage the unique competence and technological might of the Dutch Brain Interface Initiative consortium.The Dutch Brain Interface Initiative (DBI2; )Your Postdoc will be embedded in the DBI2 program, which brings together expertise in neuroscience, neuro-engineering and computation sciences to foster novel approaches to brain-machine interfaces. During your Postdoc you’ll therefore have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with many other PhD students, postdocs and leaders from all over the Netherlands, with a great diversity of background knowledge.Work descriptionYour Role.During your postdoc you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop paradigms and experimental set-ups that allow for simultaneous behavior and brain recordings of small interacting groups of N≥3 rodents
• Collaborate with the engineering DBI2 cluster to develop or refine tools to add long-term recording in freely moving animals of physiological measures to be paired with brain activity
• Collaborate with the artificial intelligence and computation DBI2 cluster to identify the best algorithms to classify social dynamics
• Establish closed loop systems that allows to identify causes and effects of a particular brain-behavior dynamic
• Advance your analytical skills of functional connectivity and brain-2-brain and brain-2-behavior dynamics
• Publish your findings in open access scientific journals.

You should expect from usWe will:

• Help you acquiring the skills to manage challenging, varied projects with major scientific and societal impact
• Have access to state of the art techologies
• Offer the opportunity to develop a unique profile at the forefront of social neuroscience
• Offer a wide collaborative network within and outside the Netherlands
• Facilitate the interaction with world-wide leaders in the field of neuroscience, bio-engineering and computational neuroscience
• Offer the opportunity, within DIB2, to touch base with a wide network of post-docs working on related topics and with non-academic companies
• Facilitate the interaction with other big consortia within the Netherlands, to for instance deepen the discussion bout ethical consequences of the use of interactive technology
• Offer guidance, support and mentoring from at least two PIs
• Offer guidance and mentorship in the supervision of more junior scientists, in order to help you develop as a successful leader
• Support you during grant applications you may want to consider
• Offer a contract for 3 years for 1.0 fte conform the CAO NU for post-doc.

RequirementsSpecific RequirementsYour ProfileWe are looking for an enthusiastic team-player, who:

• Has a PhD in the field of neuroscience or related fields;
• Enjoys and has extensive experience in advanced data analyses and statistical inferences;
• Enjoys and has hands-on experience in setting up rodent experimental set-ups
• Has experience with brain imaging using fiber-photometry or imaging techniques in freely moving animals
• Experience with handling rodents and establish social paradigms
• Functions well both in a team and independently, and possesses good communication skills;
• Has extensive experience in programing
• Is willing to travel within the NL for short collaborative stays or regular visits to collaborative labs;
• Enjoys finalizing projects and writing papers, also visible from successful past work

Information about the procedureOnly applications that have filled in the current application form (‘Apply now’ button at the end of this page) + the form at (or press ) will be consideredAdditional InformationBenefitsTerms of employment
Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is € 3226,00 and the maximum salary is € 5090,00 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 10, cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment).For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: .Applying for a Certificate of Good Conduct can be part of the employment procedure.Selection processInformation about the procedureOnly applications that have filled in the current application form (‘Apply now’ button at the end of this page) + the form at the following link xxx will be considered
Evaluation of candidates will begin immediately, and after about 4 weeks from the deadline, candidates will be informed whether they passed the first round or not. Shortlisted candidates may receive, taking into account candidates’ availability, a short assignment to be done within 48h. Based on the results of the assignment, we will organize a 1h Zoom interview followed by a visit on site. We foresee a final decision to be communicated within three months after the first submission date. If no excellent candidate can be identified, we might re-advertise the position.We will not respond to any supplier enquiries based on this job advertisement.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or status as disabled status, or genetic information.This field shows standard texts that you previously selected in the ‘Internal job description’ header. If you do not see a previously entered text, select first the standard text.Website for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience Country Netherlands City Amsterdam Postal Code 1105BA Street Meibergdreef 47 GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact CityAmsterdam WebsiteStreetKloveniersburgwal 29 Postal Code1011 JVSTATUS: EXPIRED

Expected salary

€3226 per month

Location

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Job date

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:36:12 GMT

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