Subject: [AUDITORY] job advertisement From: Uwe Firzlaff <uwe.firzlaff@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:53:44 +0100Dear auditory list staff, I have a new try to post the job advertisement (see below) on the list. Best Uwe Firzlaff _________________________________________________________________________= __ PhD student position in Neuroscience Object representation and resolution in a computed sensory map The Chair of Zoology of the Technische Universit=C3=A4t M=C3=BCnchen (TUM= ,=20 Germany) invites applications for a PhD student position (3 years) in=20 experimental neuroscience. In the auditory cortex of echolocating bats, the distance to an object=20 is represented in a neuronal map. In contrast to so-called structural=20 maps, which simply reflect the topographic organization of the=20 epithelial surface of a peripheral sensor, this so-called map of=20 target-distance is a computational map. Therefore, spatial resolution of=20 this map cannot be derived from neuroanatomical or morphological=20 features of the sensory epithelium. The project aims to understand the representation and limits of spatial=20 resolution of multiple objects in the map of target distance in the=20 auditory cortex of the bat Phyllostomus discolor. The experiments will=20 employ extracellular recordings from single cortical neurons as well as=20 neuronal activity of larger areas of the auditory cortex measured by=20 multi-electrode arrays. Responsibilities: Designing and conducting electrophysiological experiments in=20 anesthetized bats Analyzing data Preparing results for publication Desirable qualifications: Neuroscience background Experience with Matlab Work environment The project is located at the Chair of Zoology, TUM, in Freising/Munich.=20 The TUM is among the leading universities in Germany. The TUM was one of=20 the first =E2=80=9CUniversities of Excellence=E2=80=9D of the nationwide = Excellence=20 Initiative in 2006. Research at the Chair of Zoology focuses on sensory=20 processing in the central nervous system, using different animal model=20 system and a wide range of methodological approaches including in-vivo=20 and in-vitro electrophysiology, imaging and neuroanatomy. To inquire please contact: Dr. rer. nat. habil. Uwe Firzlaff uwe.firzlaff@xxxxxxxx Lehrstuhl f=C3=BCr Zoologie, TU M=C3=BCnchen Liesel-Beckmann-Strasse 4 85354 Freising, Germany Tel: +49 (0)8161 712803 http://zoologie.wzw.tum.de/index.php?id=3D113&L=3D1 --=20 PD Dr. Uwe Firzlaff Lehrstuhl f=C3=BCr Zoologie TU M=C3=BCnchen Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 4 85354 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany Tel: +49 (0)8161 712803 Fax: +49 (0)8161 712802 Email: uwe.firzlaff@xxxxxxxx