3 PhD positions: ITN Project M-GATE 1275 views

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