Post-doctoral Fellow Position available in National University of Singapore
Postdoctoral Fellow Position in the Neuron Signaling Laboratory, NUS, Singapore We are actively seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join us in the following project (This position will be co-supervised with a PI from the Biomedical Engineering Department): Investigating a transcriptional role of primary cilia in striatal neural computation mediating cognitive flexibility Qualifications: The candidate should hold or is going to obtain a PhD in one of the disciplines below: - Biomedical engineering, systems neuroscience, computational neuroscience or related fields. - At least one first-author research publication in a peer-reviewed journal Skills: - Strong motivation and leadership in pursuing challenging scientific questions - An ability to work well with interdisciplinary colleagues - Experience in mentoring and training junior researchers - Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills - Good time and resource management skills Experience: - High proficiency in Python/Matlab (essential requirement) • Preferably experience working with neural data (spikes, calcium imaging) at scale • Some background in machine learning with strong grounding in statistical methods • Familiarity with techniques for dimensionality reduction - Expertise in in vivo brain recording techniques, e.g. microendoscopy, electrophysiology, fiber photometry - Expertise in rodent stereotaxic surgeries Candidates should email (i) a description of research interests, (ii) a CV and (iii) the names of 3 references to Dr. Phua at sc.phua@nus.edu.sg . The position is available immediately but we will wait for the candidate with the ideal combination of skills and interests.
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sc.phua@nus.edu.sg