Postdoctoral scholarship in Integrative Neurophysiology

Field: Neurosciences » Neurophysiology Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline: 21 Dec 2026 - 22:59 (UTC) Country: Sweden Type of Contract: Not Applicable Job Status: Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No Offer Description We are offering a two-year, full-time postdoctoral scholarship in Integrative Neurophysiology at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University, Sweden. Application deadline is 21 December 2026. We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with experience in quantitative data analysis and an interest in neurophysiological data. The project investigates corticostriatal networks in Parkinson’s disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesia. The scholarship offers scope to develop independent research questions and lead analytical projects. Project description You will analyze data from studies of corticostriatal circuits in freely behaving mice and rats. The datasets include electrophysiological recordings of local field potentials and single-unit activity, optical measurements of neuronal activity, and video-based quantification of movement. You will have scope to develop an independent line of analysis using existing and newly collected datasets. One example is to investigate how dyskinesia-related population activity, such as narrow-band gamma oscillations, and single-unit activity relate to movement kinematics and temporal structure, and whether these relationships change after various experimental interventions. Exploratory analyses can identify relevant network states and generate hypotheses for further study. You will have opportunities to lead analytical projects and manuscripts in which data analysis is central, in close collaboration with experimental researchers in Umeå and Lund. Main duties Process and analyze electrophysiological, optical, and behavioral data, including video-based analysis of movement kinematics. Develop reproducible analysis pipelines and lead analytical projects from research question to manuscript. Collaborate with experimental researchers and contribute to the interpretation and publication of results. Qualifications The post-doctoral fellow is required to have completed a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree. This qualification requirement must be fulfilled no later than at the time of the decision about scholarship recipient. Priority should be given to candidates who completed their doctoral degree, according to what is stipulated in the paragraph above, no later than three years before the application deadline. If there are special reasons, candidates who completed their doctoral degree before that may also be eligible. Special reasons include absence due to illness, parental leave, appointments of trust in trade union organizations, military service, or similar circumstances, or other forms of appointment/assignment relevant to the subject area. A PhD in neuroscience, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, or another relevant field. Documented experience in quantitative data analysis and programming in at least one programming language. Good written and spoken English. The ability to work independently and collaborate in an interdisciplinary research team. Additional merits Experience analyzing neural signals, such as local field potentials, spike trains, or optical activity measurements. Experience with Python or MATLAB. Experience with video-based behavioral or kinematic analysis and machine-learning methods. Applicants are not expected to have experience with every listed data type. Application and terms Please submit a brief cover letter describing your research experience, interests, and suitability for the project; a CV including a publication list; and contact details for two referees. The scholarship covers full-time study for two years. Starting date by agreement. For further information, please contact: Per Petersson Per.Petersson@umu.se Department of Medical and Translational Biology Umeå University Where to apply Website: https://umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:988386/type:job/where:39/apply:1 Requirements Research Field: Neurosciences Education Level: PhD or equivalent Research Field: Neurosciences Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4 Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Umeå universitet stipendiemodul Country: Sweden City: Umeå Contact City: Umeå Website: https://www.umu.se