Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoc position, BRAIN initiative From: Patrick Kanold <pkanold@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:13:31 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Postdoctoral Position: All optical interrogation of neural coding and = decision making =20 A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Patrick = Kanold at the University of Maryland. The laboratory studies the = function, development, and plasticity of the auditory cortex (for more = information see http://www.kanold.org). We now want to causally link = population activity in the auditory cortex and behavioral performance. This project will provide such links by using patterned stimulation of = targeted and characterized neuronal populations. The aim is to use in = vivo 2-photon Ca2+-imaging to characterize specific cell populations in = behaving mice and manipulate these populations with in vivo holographic = 2-photon optogenetic stimulation to bias and drive behavioral responses.=20= The project is part of a NIH BRAIN initiative U19 effort and involves a = tight collaboration between experimentalists, physicists, and theorists. = The ideal candidate will have a PhD in neuroscience, engineering, or = related discipline, a background in systems neuroscience, and enjoy = being part of a multidisciplinary team. Special considerations are given = to applicants with training in imaging, in vivo physiology, = computational approaches, and programming skills.=20 =20 Qualified individuals should send a copy of curriculum vitae and names = of three references to pkanold@xxxxxxxx Contact: Patrick Kanold, Ph.D. Email: pkanold@xxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.kanold.org Twitter: @xxxxxxxx