Postdoctoral Fellow

About the position

The Haider Lab in the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech & Emory University seeks a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral fellow to undertake NIH funded projects examining synaptic and network mechanisms supporting sensory perception and visual attention. The projects offer significant opportunity to learn cutting-edge research techniques in vivo with transgenic mice performing quantitative visual behavioral tasks.

Responsibilities

• Neural population recording with high-density silicon electrodes (Neuropixels)
• Optogenetic circuit manipulation
• Training transgenic mice on quantitative visual spatial detection behaviors
• High dimensional neural data signal processing and analysis

Requirements

• Completed a PhD in Bio-Engineering or related area

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Expertise in patch clamp / multi-electrode electrophysiology in vitro or in vivo
• Experience with neural or behavioral data analysis related to visual neuroscience
• Quantitative skill in data acquisition and analysis (preferably with MATLAB)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Inquisitive mindset and enthusiasm to work in a multi-disciplinary team