A two-year postdoctoral position (with the possibility of renewal) is available in the laboratories of Malcolm MacIver and David McLean at Northwestern University. The position will carry forward a NSF-funded project examining sensorimotor integration. More specificially, the project will examine the neural control of visually guided motor behaviors in zebrafish larvae.
The position builds on an ongoing highly productive collaboration between the MacIver and McLean laboratories involving strong graduate and undergraduate students. While the core effort will be in electrophysiological recording and stimulation, as well as single or multiphoton imaging of tectal and reticular formation circuits, there will be ample opportunities for additional work in quantitative behavioral research with high speed cameras, robotics, virtual reality techniques, computational modeling, and molecular and genetic techniques. Experience in electrophysiology is required. Prior experience with imaging and with MATLAB is a strong plus. Highly competitive salary and benefits are available and will be commensurate with experience.
Besides joining a rich and highly interactive environment for neuroscience with a strong engineering component at Northwestern University, Chicago is a outstanding city to call home. Please send a curriculum vitae, pdfs of representative prior papers, a letter of interest outlining experience and research goals, and the names and contact information for three references to maciver@northwestern.edu. Informal inquiries are also welcome.
For further information about the two laboratories, seeneuromech.northwestern.edu andneurobiology.northwestern.edu/facultypages/mclean/mclean.shtml.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
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Malcolm A. MacIver | Associate Professor |
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