Postdoctoral Researcher at Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Behavior

at  Instytut Biologii Dowiadczalnej im Marcelego Nenckiego PAN

The Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS is seeking a candidate for the position of: Postdoctoral Researcher at Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Behavior
Number of available positions: 1
Place of work: Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Behavior
Researcher career profiles (R1-R4): R2
Field of science: neuroscience
Type of recruitment: NCN OPUS

REQUIREMENTS:

• Documented experience in behavioral neuroscience, stereotaxic brain surgeries, in vivo brain imaging with fiber photometry or mini-endoscopes, machine learning and Python is not essential, but will be a strong advantage;
• Ph.D. in any relevant area (e.g., neuroscience, biology, or psychology) NOT earlier than 7 years prior to intended start date;
• Strong publication record, including at least one first-author publication in a very good journal;
• Experience in writing manuscripts for publication, and fellowship or grant proposals;
• Vision of your professional growth within ~5 years, including the capacity to apply for fellowship/grant funding within the first year of your employment, with projects that synergize the core strengths of the team with your own ideas;
• Proactive approach to achieving objectives, good interpersonal skills, collaborative and adaptive attitude;
• Very good organizational skills, especially project and time management skills,
• Very good command of English (written and oral communication) and presentation skills;

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Neuronal basis of compulsive alcohol consumption.
A postdoc position in the Laboratory of Basis of Behavior to study neuronal networks that contribute to alcohol use disorder (AUD). Our aim is to look for new molecular and neuronal targets that regulate compulsive alcohol seeking and consumption.
A Postdoctoral researcher will study neuronal basis of AUD in animal model. They will characterize the neuronal networks participating in alcohol seeking using in vivo brain imaging with mini-endoscopes, transgenic mouse models, local genetic brain manipulations, and advanced behavioral tasks. Our project aims to provide novel insights into the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairments that are characteristic for AUD. In particular they will focus on the dorsal hippocamus network. This is the bilateral international project involving collaboration with dr Alessio Attardo group (Germany; Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry).
Our Laboratory https://radwanskalab.eu/
is interested in understanding how the alcohol addiction-related memories are formed.
For our experiments we combine molecular, electrophysiological and morphological analyses of neurons with behavioral studies on laboratory animals. We employ both behavioral analysis of transgenic mice in the IntelliCage system and automated E_maze as well as whole cell patch-clamp electrophysiology, confocal, electron and correlative 3D microscopy. The long-term aim to our research is to develop insights for treatments for behavioral dysfunctions in AUD.

Please refer the Job description for details