2-year Postdoctoral position in neuroscience

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France

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Working place:  The Institut des Neuroscience - Paris-Saclay

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Project overview:

We study the fundamental principles underlying associative learning by exploring the brain of the _Drosophila larva_. This 'minimalist' brain has little to no neuronal redundancy, enabling the functional study of individual neurons. Moreover, the learning circuit has a high level of recurrence (feedback loops), an interesting feature that we are trying to probe functionally further.

Using a combination of neurogenetic tools, advanced behavioral analyses, in vivo imaging and connectome mapping, the lab aims at understanding how this circuit influences memory formation and decision-making.

For this project, the researcher will test how the neuronal response to different stimuli (artificial, via optogenetics, or natural) evolves with learning, by imaging genetically encoded biosensors.

Qualifications:

PhD in neuroscience or related field

• Motivated to challenge the theoretical framework of reinforcement learning
• Thrilled by multi-scale approaches (neuron -> circuit -> behavior)
• Experience with Drosophila melanogaster and/or calcium imaging
• Basic skills in statistics and coding [more advanced skills are always appreciated!]

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CDD (temporary)

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