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3 PhD student positions in Auditory
Neuroscience Salary will be according
to TV level E 13 (65%). Our environment The projects Candidate 1 will study the
effects of age-related
hearing loss on auditory perception of temporal fine structure
in gerbils. We
will causally link perception to cochlear degeneration. The
behavioural work
will be carried out in the lab of Georg Klump
(http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/animalphysiology/) Candidate 2 will carry out
the complementary study, measuring
cochlear electrophysiology (single-unit and evoked responses)
and cochlear
morphology in the same gerbils as tested behaviourally. This work will be carried
out in the lab of
Christine Köppl (http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/cochlea/). Candidate 3 will use a
chicken model where cochlear
development is altered by long-term, virus-mediated gene
misexpression. We will
generate the modified chickens and study the resulting changes
in synaptic
morphology and the functional consequences for temporal coding
at the level of
the auditory nerve (single-unit and evoked responses). This work
will also be
carried out in the lab of Christine Köppl and will be
co-supervised by Ulrike
Sienknecht (http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/cochlea/). Your
profile Candidate 1 would benefit
from a background in animal
behavioural research or hearing research in general. Candidates 2 and 3 ideally
should have previous experience
with neurophysiology and/or with immunohistochemistry. Candidate 3 would further
benefit from a background in
molecular biology and cell culture. How
to apply The application must
indicate which position(s) you
are specifically interested in, and must include CV, potential
referees and a
copy of your undergraduate thesis. Please apply by 9th
August 2015
to ensure consideration. Interviewing will continue until the
positions are
filled. The University of
Oldenburg strives to increase the
proportion of women in science. Equally qualified female
candidates will be
given preference (in accordance with local law). Applicants with
disabilities
will be preferentially considered if equally qualified. -- Prof. Dr. Christine Köppl Cochlear and Auditory Brainstem Physiology Department of Neuroscience School of Medicine and Health Sciences Cluster of Excellence "Hearing4all" Research Centre Neurosensory Science Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky Strasse 9-11 26129 Oldenburg GERMANY phone +49 (0)441 798 3563 email: christine.koeppl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mobile: 0151 2913 0978 http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/cochlea/ |