Two Postdoc positions in molecular and behavioral neuroscience

Two Postdoc positions in molecular and behavioral neuroscience
Employer
Linköping University (LiU)
Location
Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, University hospital area in Linköping, Sweden
Salary
Postdoctoral stipend
Closing date
20 Apr 2024

Discipline
Biomedicine, Health Science, Life Science
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia

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Job post title:

Two Postdoc positions in molecular and behavioral neuroscience

Job description:

We are looking to appoint TWO Postdoctoral fellows in Experimental Psychiatry. The successful candidates will work in the Estelle Barbier OR Ida Fredriksson group at the Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) and department of Biomedicine and clinical research (BKV):
https://liu.se/en/research/csan/labs
https://liu.se/en/research/csan/labs/the-barbier-lab
The lab offers all commodities for state-of -the-art molecular biology and behavioral research. We offer an international, young research environment with regular seminars and invited guest speakers. The candidate will work closely with other lab members at CSAN and supervise students.

Your tasks:
The successful candidate will lead one of two projects that span from brain circuitry to transcriptomic analyses:

Investigating the neural mechanisms underlying fear responses acquired through observation, known as vicarious or observational fear (PI Estelle Barbier)
Studying the behavioral and neurobiological mechanisms of drug relapse and craving using animal models (PI Ida Fredriksson).

The main tasks in both projects are:

Performing behavioral testing
Design and performance of studies to assess the functional role of candidate brain circuits in observational fear (optogenetic, viral vector, and chemogenetic DREADD-based approaches)
Performing molecular and biochemical techniques and analyses
Transcriptomic analysis

Additional skills and experience (optional)

Skills/Qualifications for project 1:
We are seeking an individual with multidisciplinary expertise, particularly in molecular and behavioral aspects, including knowledge of brain circuits and animal models of anxiety.

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

PhD in cell biology, molecular biology, or related field
Excellent skills in basic molecular biology and biochemical techniques, including immunoblotting, (q)PCR, (co-)immunoprecipitation, microscopy and epigenetics
Very good written and spoken English language skills
Working experience with tissue processing and handling
Excellent skills in rat behaviors testing (fear conditioning)
Independent thinking and proactive

‍Additional desirable skills for project 1:

Working experience with high-throughput assays such as RNA sequencing is a bonus
An additional asset would be proficiency in bioinformatics skills (Deeplabcut, sequencing analysis)
Ability to work in a team, excellent interpersonal skills.

Skills/Qualifications for project 2:

PhD in behavioral neuroscience, experimental psychiatry, or a related discipline
Excellent skills working with rat models for addiction or related discipline.
Excellent skills in basic molecular and biochemical techniques such as PCR, immunohistochemistry, RNAscope
Experience working with confocal and fluorescence microscopy, microscopic imaging, and signal quantification.
Very good written and spoken English
Ability to work in a team, excellent interpersonal skills

Additional desirable skills for project 2:

Proficient in intravenous catheterization surgery
Experience in behavioral neuroscience and stereotaxic surgery
Experience with high-throughput assays such as RNA sequencing is a bonus

Please supply us with:

Motivated application
Curriculum Vitae, including publication list
References/recommendations

If you have any questions, feel free to contact [email protected] (Project 1) [email protected] (Project 2)