Postdoc positions in preclinical in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural pharmacology (m / f / d) in Ulm

The Institute of Applied Physiology of Ulm University, Germany offers

Postdoc positions in preclinical in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural pharmacology (m / f / d)

Das Universitätsklinikum Ulm steht mit seinen Mitarbeitenden für eine moderne Patientenversorgung mit hoher Qualität, Spitzenforschung und eine auf die Zukunft ausgerichtete medizinische Lehre sowie Ausbildung in attraktiven Berufsfeldern. Voraussetzungen dafür sind qualifizierte und engagierte Mitarbeitende.

We are looking to fill two full-time post-doctoral positions for an industry-collaboration project in circuit neuroscience, applying various techniques of in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural analysis in combination with pharmacology in rodents.

The positions will be hosted by the group of Professor Dennis Kätzel at the Institute of Applied Physiology in the Medical Faculty of Ulm University, Germany.

They are fully funded for 2 years, possibly extendible, and should start no later than June 1st 2025.

The positions are funded according to the German TV-L system.

Applicants should hold a PhD degree, or equivalent, in neuroscience, life sciences, physics, or a related subject, and be fluent in English.

Furthermore, the candidate is required to have solid experience in the following areas :

• behavioural testing of rodents, ideally in operant and maze-based tasks
• stereotactic surgery in rodents, ideally with implantations
• electro- or optophysiology in vivo (required for one of the positions)
• data analysis and programming, ideally in MatLab and Python
• project planning and management

To apply, please submit the following in a single pdf-file :

Contract : limited

Level of employment : full-time

application deadline : 10.02.2025

Only emails with complete sets of application documents will be processed! Please note that expenses related to your application will not be reimbursed.

Please submit your application via email to [email protected]

Deadline : February10th, 2025

Employment takes place through the administration department of the University Medical Center Ulm, which acts in the name and on behalf of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Handicapped people with equal qualifications will be employed preferentially. The Ulm-University strives for an increased proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages qualified female scientists to apply for the position.