Sonstige Position außerhalb der Pflege

Postdoc Positions in Preclinical In Vivo Electrophysiology and Behavioural Pharmacology (m/f/d)
The Institute of Applied Physiology of Ulm University, Germany offers two full-time post-doctoral positions for an industry-collaboration project in circuit neuroscience. This project will apply various techniques of in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural analysis in combination with pharmacology in rodents.
The positions will be hosted by the group of Professor Dennis Kätzel at the Institute of Applied Physiology in the Medical Faculty of Ulm University, Germany. They are fully funded for 2 years, possibly extendible, and should start no later than June 1st, 2025. The positions are funded according to the German TV-L system.
Requirements:
Applicants should hold a PhD degree, or equivalent, in neuroscience, life sciences, physics, or a related subject, and be fluent in English. Moreover, candidates are required to have solid experience in the following areas:

• Behavioural testing of rodents, ideally in operant and maze-based tasks
• Stereotactic surgery in rodents, ideally with implantations
• Electro- or optophysiology in vivo (required for one of the positions)
• Data analysis and programming, ideally in MatLab and Python
• Project planning and management
  Application Process:
  To apply, please submit the following in a single PDF file:
• 1 page statement of prior research experience and motivation for the current post
• 2-4 pages CV
• Publication record (peer-reviewed and pre-prints)
• Name and contact details of 2-3 referees
• List of certified, accredited practical animal experimentation courses (FELASA, GV-SOLAS, or similar)
• Earliest possible start date
  Contract: Limited
  Level of Employment: Full-time
  Application Deadline: February 10th, 2025
  Only emails with complete sets of application documents will be processed. Please note that expenses related to your application will not be reimbursed.
  Employment Conditions:
  Employment takes place through the administration department of the University Medical Center Ulm, which acts in the name and on behalf of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Handicapped people with equal qualifications will be employed preferentially. Ulm University strives for an increased proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages qualified female scientists to apply for the position.