Postdoctoral Research Opportunities – Basal ganglia circuit function and dysfunction

Professor Mark Bevan in the Department of Neuroscience at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine invites applications from postdoctoral scientists with expertise in electrophysiology, modern circuit interrogation approaches, and/or mouse behavior to study basal ganglia circuit function and its dysregulation in models of Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. These positions are multi-year, come with a competitive salary, benefits, and relocation, and are available until filled. Extensive training and mentorship will be provided.

The laboratory (https://labs.feinberg.northwestern.edu/bevan/index.html) is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation and employs a range of powerful techniques including in vivo and ex vivo electrophysiology, neuroanatomy at the light and electron microscopic levels, optogenetics, chemogenetics, 2-photon imaging, and uncaging, molecular profiling and manipulation, computational modeling, and mouse behavior.

Applicants should have a PhD in the life sciences, physics, or biomedical engineering, ideally with research experience in neuroscience. If interested, please submit a brief cover letter describing your career path and future goals, an NIH biosketch or CV and contact information for two to three references to m-bevan@northwestern.edu