Please find below an advertisement for a postdoctoral position. Please note that while the position is fixed term for one year, there is the prospect, for a suitable candidate, of follow-on funding.
Research Associate in Computational Neuroscience
Imperial College London -Department of Bioengineering
Salary range: £32,100 per annum
Fixed term appointment for 12 months
Applications are invited for an Imperial/Wellcome Trust funded Research Associate post on the development of a computational model of optogenetic modulation of neural circuits. You will be based in the Department of Bioengineering, and work jointly with Dr Simon Schultz (Department of Bioengineering) and Dr Konstantin Nikolic (Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology & Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering). The RA would join a stimulating research environment with a rich programme of seminars and discussion meetings focused on Neurotechnology. The project is highly interdisciplinary. The RA will work at the interface between mathematics, engineering, physics and the life sciences, specifically in the mathematical and computational modeling of cortical neurons expressing channelrhodopsin, halorhodospsin, ArchT or similar light-activated ion channels. The research on this project will lead to a substantial project proposal which if accepted may allow for the extension of this post for up to 3 years.
The Research Associate will have a PhD in Computational Neuroscience, Physics, Engineering or a related subject, and experience in computational modelling. The Research Associate's task will be to create mathematical models and then create computer simulations of individual cortical neurons as well as sets of neurons expressing optogenetic mechanisms. The RA will perform detailed system modeling and biophysical simulations of the experimentally determined optogenetic mechanisms, such as channelrhodopsin, halorhodospin, ArchT, etc. These models will be incorporated in models of neurons, and used for a large-scale model of optogenetic manipulation of the cortical circuit by, to the cortical microcircuit scale. The RA will study the effects of optical stimulation on a cortical column in which light sensitive ion channels have been expressed and analyse their implications for simulating brain injuries.
Our preferred method of application is online via the Imperial College website athttp://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment where you will find a job description and person specification for this post. Please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference number EN20120252FH into "Keywords". Complete and upload an application form as directed.
Should you have any queries, please contact:
Dr Simon Schultz, email: s.schultz@imperial.ac.uk , group web page http://www.schultzlab.org
or
Dr Konstantin Nikolic, T: +44 (0)20 7594 1594, E: k.nikolic@imperial.ac.uk
Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 17 September 2012
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