PhD position in Retinal Neuroscience ETH Zürich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering

We are looking for a talented student with a proactive and self-driven nature who will map functional characteristics of retinal ganglion cells across the entire retina. The successful candidate will perform experiments with ex-vivo retinae and state-of-the-art microelectrode array technology in an interdisciplinary research project and will collaborate with scientists in electrical engineering, neurobiology, computational neuroscience and ophthalmic research. The project will be part of an ongoing initiative that will pave the way to a better functional understanding of the retina, including the optics of the eye and the statistics of natural stimuli. The two main goals of this project are: a) to create a 2-dimensional map of the functional properties of identified retinal ganglion cells across the entire retina and b) to understand this position-dependent functional organization of the retina in respect to the optics of the eye and the animal’s behavior. The project will include recording extracellular activity of retinal ganglion cells using the worlds most advanced microelectrode array, and develop software in Matlab to analyze and interpret the data. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the Friedrich Miescher Institute (FMI) in Basel, and several PhD students/postdocs working on-site on related questions. The ideal candidate will have a background in Systems Neuroscience, Electrophysiology, Computational Neuroscience, Signal Processing, Optics or related fields. Strong programming skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, C++), and knowledge of statistics and data analysis methods are required. The candidate must be able to fluently communicate in English (oral and written) and be willing to work in a highly interactive, interdisciplinary and international team of Postdocs and PhD students. Academic excellence, a professional work attitude, a proactive and self-driven nature, and leadership potential are expected. Appointment duration is 4 years. For further information on this position please contact Dr. Felix Franke at felix.franke@bsse.ethz.ch (no application documents). More information on the group and research activities can be found at: www.bel.ethz.ch. We look forward to receiving your online application including a CV, a short motivation statement (half a page), transcripts of records, and 2 recommendation letters. Please address it to: ETH Zurich, Roland Munz, Human Resources, 8092 Zurich. Incomplete applications and applications via e-mail will not be considered. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Psychoneuroxy Apply

We are looking for a talented student with a proactive and self-driven nature who will map functional characteristics of retinal ganglion cells across the entire retina. The successful candidate will perform experiments with ex-vivo retinae and state-of-the-art microelectrode array technology in an interdisciplinary research project and will collaborate with scientists in electrical engineering, neurobiology, computational neuroscience and ophthalmic research.
The project will be part of an ongoing initiative that will pave the way to a better functional understanding of the retina, including the optics of the eye and the statistics of natural stimuli.
The two main goals of this project are: a) to create a 2-dimensional map of the functional properties of identified retinal ganglion cells across the entire retina and b) to understand this position-dependent functional organization of the retina in respect to the optics of the eye and the animal’s behavior.
The project will include recording extracellular activity of retinal ganglion cells using the worlds most advanced microelectrode array, and develop software in Matlab to analyze and interpret the data.
The project will be carried out in collaboration with the Friedrich Miescher Institute (FMI) in Basel, and several PhD students/postdocs working on-site on related questions.

The ideal candidate will have a background in Systems Neuroscience, Electrophysiology, Computational Neuroscience, Signal Processing, Optics or related fields. Strong programming skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, C++), and knowledge of statistics and data analysis methods are required.
The candidate must be able to fluently communicate in English (oral and written) and be willing to work in a highly interactive, interdisciplinary and international team of Postdocs and PhD students. Academic excellence, a professional work attitude, a proactive and self-driven nature, and leadership potential are expected. Appointment duration is 4 years.

For further information on this position please contact Dr. Felix Franke at felix.franke@bsse.ethz.ch (no application documents). More information on the group and research activities can be found at: www.bel.ethz.ch.

We look forward to receiving your online application including a CV, a short motivation statement (half a page), transcripts of records, and 2 recommendation letters. Please address it to: ETH Zurich, Roland Munz, Human Resources, 8092 Zurich. Incomplete applications and applications via e-mail will not be considered.

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