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1 year ago
Radboud University invites applications for 3 PhD positions in ITN Project M-GATE (Memory Research) at Faculty of Science.
Remunerations: € 2,840 gross/month
Duration: initially 18 months; may be extended by 2.5 years (after evaluation)
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- perform electrophysiological recordings and optogenetic manipulations in freely moving rodents and rodents behaving in a virtual reality setting
- train animals to perform behavioural tasks
- develop novel experimental setups
- perform sophisticated analyses of neurophysiological and behavioural data
- collaborate with other European laboratories in the M-GATE network
Requirements:
- Applicant must be highly motivated young scientist with a multidisciplinary background
- Applicant must hold excellent Master’s degree in Neuroscience, Biology or exact sciences.
- Applicant must abide the EC’s mobility rule, have not lived/studied/worked in the Netherlands for more than a year in the past three years.
- Applicant must have good background in computational science and programming.
- Applicant must be keen to spend four years in advancing your career in a joint academia-industry context at the European level.
- Applicant must speak and write English fluently.
How to apply:
- Applicant must upload application (attn. of dr. F.P. Battaglia) exclusively electronically via the website. Application must include (and be limited to) the following attachment(s):
- Motivation letter of current research
- Scientific interests and career goals
- CV
- Names and contact details of at least two academic references
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| Organization | Radboud University |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Subject areas | Neuroscience, Biology |
| Fellowship amount | € 2,840 gross/month |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 29 November 2017 |
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