Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

University of Pennsylvania Perelman

Department of Neuroscience

Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaDescription

The Department of Neuroscience at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure research track. Expertise is required in the specific area of state-of-the-art recording and manipulation techniques, including high-density electrophysiology, optogenetics, and computational analysis of neural data and proficiency with behavioral learning paradigms. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.

Research or Scholarship Responsibilities

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include the development of an independent research program focused on the circuit-level mechanisms underlying sleep regulation in the mammalian brain.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a distinguished record of scholarship, evidenced by publications on in vivo electrophysiology and on the neural control and function of sleep. The successful candidate will be expected to attract and maintain extramural funding.

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching responsibilities may include training of graduate students and post-doctoral investigators.

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