Postdoc in neuroscience of motor control

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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The lab by PI Rune W. Berg is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic researcher for a 3-year position to start 15 February 2024.

The person will be performing the following:
1) experimental recording of neurons in the brain and spinal cord of awake behaving rats using Neuropixels and Neuronexus electrodes combined with optogenetics.
2) Analyze the large amount of data generated from these experiments, including tissue processing.
3) Participate in the development of the new theory of motor control.

Among relevant recent publications from the lab are:

  1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05293-w
  2. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12535-4
  3. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10822-9
  4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468867319300069?via%3Dihub

Information on the lab and department can be found at:

https://in.ku.dk/research/berg-lab/

https://berg-lab.net/

We strive towards composing a lab with a creative and diverse environment with members of different background and expertise. The purpose is to cultivate ideas and new ways of thinking, since this often foster breakthrough.

Profile
Essential experience and skills:

  • You have a PhD degree.
  • You are highly experienced in in-vivo awake behaving animal physiology.
  • You have extensive coding skills in either python/matlab or similar languages.
  • Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams.
  • Excellent English skills written and spoken.

Desirable experience and skills:

  • Experience in making figures in Adobe creative suite or similar software.
  • Experience/knowledge in viral and genetic techniques.
  • Experience in immunohistochemistry, In situ hybridization, RNAscope and similar techniques.

Place of employment

The place of employment is at Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and animal surgeries.

Terms of employment
The employment as postdoc is a full time and fixed-term position for 3 years. Starting date is 15 February 2024.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 36,000 DKK/approx. 4,800 EUR (April 2023 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions
For further information please contact Rune W. Berg: [email protected]; www.sund.ku.dk

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Application procedure
Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page).

2. CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.

3. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.

4. List of publications.

Application deadline: 20 November, 2023, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

Previously send applications for the position will still be considered unless otherwise requested.

The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.

Kilde: Jobnet.dk


Information og data

Denne ledige stilling har jobtypen "Forsker", og befinder sig i kategorien "Sundhed og forskning".

Arbejdsstedet er beliggende i København N.

Jobbet er oprettet på vores service den 27.9.2023, men kan have været deaktiveret og genaktiveret igen.

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  • København N
  • Mandag den 20. november 2023

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