The Renart Lab, in the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown (Lisbon, Portugal), is looking for candidates for a postdoc position in within a project whose goal is to understand the neural basis of simple sensory judgements using modern methods in system’s neuroscience together with theory.
Successful applicants are expected to have experience studying controlled behavior in rodents using recordings and perturbations. The project has a strong quantitative component, so experience on computational neuroscience and statistics/machine-learning methods for behavioral and neural data analysis will be highly valued.
Some recent publications and methodologies relevant for the project are:
- Pardo-Vazquez, JL. et al. (2019) The mechanistic foundation of Weber’s Law. Nature Neuroscience. 22 1493-1502
- Reato, D. et al. (2021) Response outcome gates the effect of spontaneous cortical state fluctuations on perceptual decisions. bioRxiv.
- Cazettes, F. et al. (2021) Reservoir of decision strategies in the mouse brain. bioRxiv.
- Steinmetz, NA. et al. (2021) Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings. Science 372 (6539)
The Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme is a vibrant research community focussed on understanding the links between neural activity and behavior. The Renart lab promotes a horizontal and collaborative environment. The position offers a competitive salary and is available immediately for a duration of 3 years (with flexibility).
Interested applicants should send their CV, a brief motivation statement and the names of at least 2 references by email to:
[email protected] and [email protected]