[CompNeuro] Postdoc Position: Mechanisms of Decision Making

[Alfonso Renart]

We are looking for candidates for a postdoc position in our lab
<http://renartlab.org/>, within a project whose goal is to understand the
neural basis of perceptual decisions using optogenetic manipulations and
Neuropixel recordings together with theory. Some recent publications and
methodologies relevant for the project are:

-Pardo-Vazquez, JL. et al. (2019) The mechanistic foundation of Weber’s Law
<https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0439-7>. Nature Neuroscience.
22 1493-1502
-Castiñeiras, J, Renart, A (2022) Control limited perceptual decision making
<https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.06.24.497481v2>. bioRxiv
-Reato, D. et al. (2021) Response outcome gates the effect of spontaneous
cortical state fluctuations on perceptual decisions
<https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.01.458539v1.abstract>.
bioRxiv.
-Cazettes, F. et al. (2021) Reservoir of decision strategies in the mouse
brain <https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.01.438090v1.abstract>.
bioRxiv.
-Steinmetz, NA. et al. (2021) Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density
probe for stable, long-term brain recordings
<https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abf4588>. Science 372 (6539)

Successful applicants are ideally expected to have experience studying
controlled behavior in rodents using recordings and perturbations. The
project has a strong quantitative component, so experience in computational
neuroscience and statistics/machine-learning methods for behavioral and
neural data analysis will be highly valued. Our lab promotes a horizontal
and collaborative environment.

We are part of the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme
<https://fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud-research>, a vibrant research
community focussed on understanding the links between neural activity and
behavior.

The position offers a competitive salary and is available immediately for a
duration of 3 years (with flexibility).

Interested applicants should send their CV, a brief motivation statement
and the names of at least 2 references by email to

alfonso.renart at neuro.fchampalimaud.org

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Alfonso Renart, PhD.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Av. Brasília s/n (Doca de Pedrouços)
1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
Ph:     +351 210 480 101
email: alfonso.renart at neuro.fchampalimaud.org
web:   http://renartlab.org
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