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We currently have available funded positions for postdoctoral researchers.

If you are an ambitious and driven researcher, interested in experimental or computational systems neuroscience, and seeking an environment that fosters intellectual and professional growth, we invite you to consider joining our team. Together, we'll make a lasting impact on science and pave the way for your successful research career.

Our team values diversity and welcomes researchers from all backgrounds and profiles. If your project ideas align with our research focus, we encourage you to get in touch with us. 

Pure experimental, as well as computational/theoretical, or hybrid projects are available, depending on your interest and skills.

Profile

We are particularly interested in researchers with:

• Background in neuroscience, physics, mathematics, computer science, biology, or engineering

• Experience with rodent neuroscience

• Experience with in vivo or slice electrophysiology, or 1P/2P imaging

• Experience with behavioral experimentation

Quantitative spirit and proficiency in data analysis and programming are essential for success in our lab.

Opportunities

As a postdoctoral researcher in our group:

• You will be an integral part of shaping our research direction and team culture. You will engage in exciting and meaningful research and will have access to all the tools necessary to push the boundaries of scientific exploration, with our cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art facilities.

• You will have the opportunity to mentor graduate and master's students. This role enhances your leadership and communication skills while you contribute to the growth of the next generation of scientists.
  By guiding and collaborating with these aspiring researchers, you contribute to the collective knowledge and expertise of the team. Mentoring fosters a supportive and enriching atmosphere that reduces the mental strain of working alone on a project, as you can share ideas, problem-solve together, and gain fresh perspectives.

• You will have ample opportunities to develop vital skills for your future academic career, such as mentoring, grant writing, presenting your work, publishing papers, and leading projects to completion. In parallel, you will gain invaluable first-hand experience in setting up and managing a young research team.

• We encourage participation in conferences and workshops, where you can present your research findings to the wider scientific community.

Fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships are valuable for your research career.

As a postdoctoral researcher in our team, you are encouraged to submit grant applications. We will provide you with the training and support to submit these applications.

Whether you choose to apply before or after joining our lab, these grant applications not only have practical benefits in terms of securing resources, but they offer an outstanding opportunity for your scholarly development. They offer a chance to refine your project ideas and concretely outline the steps of your future project. In addition, they provide a great training ground for strengthening your writing skills, which are indispensable for your future career.

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Funded Ph.D. projects are available to motivated students finishing their master's degree who are interested in starting their Ph.D. in neuroscience.

If you are fueled by motivation, enthusiasm, and an insatiable curiosity, seeking an environment that nurtures your potential, encourages collaboration, and provides exceptional research opportunities, we invite you to consider joining our lab.

The ability to approach research questions through a quantitative lens, and experience in programming, are crucial for our team. While previous experience in neuroscience is not a requirement, it is a strong plus.

Joining our team you will have the chance to contribute to exciting discoveries, gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art techniques, and work alongside experienced researchers.

Collaboration and mentorship are at the heart of our lab's culture.
We believe that working together leads to better science and enriching experience. As a graduate student in our lab, you will have the invaluable opportunity to work closely with postdoctoral researchers who will help your research and foster your intellectual growth. By working together with your peers, you will have the chance to share ideas, problem-solve together, and gain fresh perspectives. Together, we will create an environment where you can thrive and achieve your full potential. 

In addition, you will be enrolled in the Sorbonne graduate school, through which you will have access to a host of training opportunities and career development resources, as well as a range of social activities to ensure a well-rounded experience.

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We are seeking a passionate and dedicated research technician to join our dynamic research team. Our work focuses on unraveling the fascinating mysteries of how the brain generates internal states and how neuromodulators, such as dopamine and serotonin, influence neuronal activity and communication between brain regions during behavior. To achieve our goals, we employ state-of-the-art techniques, including behavioral, optogenetic, imaging, electrophysiological, and genetic approaches in mice.

Profile

• We are searching for a science enthusiast who recognizes the importance of the foundational work that keeps a lab thriving. 

• Responsibility, attention to detail, and high motivation. 

• Exceptional organizational and communication skills are a must. 

• As a valuable team member, you will tackle lab-related issues independently, fostering a friendly and dedicated work environment. 

• Your record-keeping and computer skills will be essential, as will your fluency in English. Fluency in French is a plus.

• While prior experience in specific neuroscience techniques (such as stereotaxic surgeries, behavior, and histology) is advantageous, it is not mandatory, as training will be provided. 

• However, candidates should have completed relevant technical training or hold a university degree in biological sciences (or equivalent). 

• Applicants with an M.Sc. or Ph.D. are encouraged to apply. 

• A desire to learn new techniques and apply them with high standards, coupled with a strong work ethic and reliability, will be crucial. 

• Experience in neuroscience techniques such as stereotaxic surgeries, behavioral experimentation, and histological processing is highly desired. 

Main Responsibilities

• As a research technician, you are at the epicenter of our research activities and you will serve as a point of reference of the lab know-how across generations of lab members.

• As a hands-on research technician, your primary responsibilities will include organizing the laboratory, maintaining basic lab infrastructure, performing routine tasks, regularly updating lab databases, ensuring the lab runs efficiently, and contributing to the team's research efforts. 

• Collaborating closely with the team, you will contribute to ongoing research projects and you will conduct behavioral and optogenetic experiments, carry out stereotaxic surgeries, and handle histological processing, including tissue slicing, immunostaining, and fluorescent microscopy.

• You will be responsible for learning, developing, and passing on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the techniques utilized in our lab.

• Additionally, in coordination with the head of the animal facility, you will supervise and ensure adherence to animal welfare guidelines, as well as maintain project permits and annual reports. 

• This role provides the opportunity to lead and participate in research projects to the extent of your desire.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits within an interactive, interdisciplinary working environment, where cutting-edge science thrives and a dynamic, international research community awaits. As part of your role, you will receive extensive training in traditional and cutting-edge neuroscience techniques related to mice.

If you are eager to join our vibrant research community and contribute to groundbreaking discoveries, we warmly welcome your application. The position is available immediately, with the potential for a permanent contract based on performance.

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If you are a data scientist, programmer, or engineer, with a keen interest in helping to understand the brain, consider joining our team.

In our work, we study the activity of neuronal circuits in behaving animals.
To achieve that, we perform large-scale recordings from thousands of neurons simultaneously using multimodal recordings, including electrophysiological or optical imaging approaches.

Using this unprecedented data, we will be able to understand information flow in the brain in ways that would be unimaginable only a few years ago.

The scale and complexity of this data provide major challenges and unique opportunities.

We are looking for computationally-orientated researchers to join our team as temporary or permanent staff members, to help us develop methods to interact and analyze our multi-dimensional neurophysiological and behavioral data, and to develop innovative analysis approaches and efficient processing pipelines, to accelerate the progress of our research on our path to understanding the brain.

As a data analyst in our group, you will interact closely with experimentalists and contribute crucially to the research. 

Profile

• Outstanding analytical and quantitative skills

• Interest in neuronal dynamics and computation, behavior, and neural circuits

• Ability to analyze multi-dimensional and multi-modal data

• PhD or MSc in neuroscience, data science, computer science, applied mathematics, physics, or equivalent combination of degree and experience

• Experience with computational statistics, data modeling and analysis, signal processing, and modern machine-learning methods

• Solid programming skills and ability to write high-quality, reusable code in Python or Matlab

• Experience with software development (e.g., version control, unit testing, databases) is preferable

Main responsibilities

• Organize data management pipeline

• Analyze neurophysiological and behavioral data

• Develop analysis methods and software tools to facilitate the analysis of multi-modal and multi-dimensional neurophysiological data

• Implement cutting-edge data science approaches (statistical, computational, and ML) for complex neuroscience problems 

• Create robust and efficient data pipelines to extract, transform, and visualize data

• Develop, test, and implement scientific software (e.g., for reproducible analysis pipelines and data storage)

• Interact with experimentalists to design experiments and implement analyses

• Analyze current technologies, algorithms, models, and methods

We offer competitive compensation and benefits within an interactive, interdisciplinary working environment, where cutting-edge science thrives and a dynamic, international research community awaits. 

As part of your role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other teams, attend trainings, mentor students, have independent projects, and present at major relevant conferences (Cosyne, NeurIPS).

If you are eager to join our vibrant research community and contribute to groundbreaking discoveries, we warmly welcome your application. The position is available immediately, with the potential for a permanent contract based on performance.

If you are a senior postdoc or tenured researcher and you share our research vision and passion, you are welcome to join our team.

• You will be an integral part of shaping our research direction and team culture.

• You will be able to have your independent line of research.

• You will engage in exciting and meaningful research and will have access to all the tools necessary to push the boundaries of scientific exploration, with our cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art facilities.

• You will have the opportunity to mentor graduate and master's students.

• You will have the opportunity to apply for a permanent CRCN position.

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We always have room for motivated students to join us on our path to discovery. We are happy to host national and international master's students for their internship or thesis projects.

Joining our team you will have the chance to contribute to exciting discoveries, gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art techniques, and work alongside experienced researchers.

Collaboration and mentorship are at the heart of our lab's culture.
We believe that working together leads to better science and enriching experience. As a master's student in our lab, you will have the invaluable opportunity to work closely with postdoctoral researchers who will help your research and foster your intellectual growth. By working together with your peers, you will have the chance to share ideas, problem-solve together, and gain fresh perspectives. Together, we will create an environment where you can thrive and achieve your full potential.

If you would like to join our lab, contact us elaborating on your research interests.

If you are a student and you are interested in getting involved in neuroscience research, feel free to contact us and we can schedule an internship or rotation in our team.

You will be paired with a student or postdoc in the lab and have the opportunity to learn and contribute to one of our ongoing projects.

We welcome visiting undergraduate, master, or graduate students from anywhere in the world. 

Joining our team you will have the chance to contribute to exciting discoveries, gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art techniques, and work alongside experienced researchers.

If you would like to join our lab as a visiting student (for 3-12 months) to get lab experience or fulfill the requirements of a master’s thesis or undergraduate thesis, contact us elaborating on your research interests and describing the purpose, duration, and requirements of the stay.