Postdoctoral Positions, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy (2019)

The Functional Neuroimaging Research Line (https://www.iit.it/research/lines/functional-neuroimaging ), at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Rovereto, Italy, is seeking postdoctoral researchers interested in studying the neural basis of connectivity disruption in brain disorders.

The candidate will work within the framework of the ERC project ‘Neural drivers of functional disconnectivity in brain disorders’ (DisConn, #802271).

Our research is aimed at identifying the general neural and cellular principles governing the assembly of brain connectivity and its breakdown in developmental disorders (e.g. autism, schizophrenia). We address these questions at the level of identified cell types by combining neural manipulations (optogenetics, chemogenetics, viral tracing, Giorgi et al., Cell Reports, 2017)) with cutting-edge neuroimaging methods (Bertero et al., Brain 2018) and electrophysiological recordings. The successful candidates will have a PhD in neuroscience, biotechnology, physics, or equivalent. Training in experimental neuroscience is desirable. We value candidates that are proactive, highly-motivated, and who are willing to interact with both experimental and computational neuroscientists.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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Postdoctoral Positions, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy (2019)