lab space on the same floor of the institute, comprise around twenty scientists, including six permanent faculty members and approximately fifteen PhD students and postdocs. A full-time research engineer is also dedicated to the project.
INCI hosts 9 research teams, for a total of about 130 employees, including about fifty permanent researchers. The CNRS is a world-renowned research institute recognized for its scientific excellence. Our institute provides a stimulating, friendly, and international work environment, with researchers from a wide range of nationalities.
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to study the mechanisms, dynamics and effects of neuromodulation in the olfactory cortex, focusing on cholinergic and GABAergic inputs from the basal forebrain. The project will primarily use fiber photometry recordings and optogenetic stimulations (Y. Sych, et al., Nature Methods 16, 553 (2019)) in mice performing an olfactory behavioral task.
The project is co-supervised by two scientists with complementary expertise, Y. Sych and D. Desaintjan. The candidate will be surrounded by researchers with diverse skills ranging from cellular and molecular neurobiology to neural network physiology and computational neuroscience. The position is fully funded for 36 months through a grant awarded in 2025 by the ANR, France's primary research funding agency.
Requirements
- Research Field: Neurosciences
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
- Research Field: Biological sciences
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
- Languages: FRENCH — Level: Basic
- Research Field: Neurosciences — Years of Research Experience: None
- Research Field: Biological sciences — Years of Research Experience: None
Additional Information
Candidate profile:
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in neuroscience or a related field.
- Prior experience with rodents, electrophysiology, in vivo imaging, and/or stereotaxic surgery would be an advantage.
