Missions

This part-time position is offered as part of the ROSE project funded by the European Commission (Pathfinder Horizon 2020). The aim of the project is to develop a proof of concept combining miniaturized odor sensors and neural stimulators that will be evaluated in patients with smell disorders. The project is coordinated by the CNRS (Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CRNL) and combines the efforts of six other international partners: Politecnico di Milano (Italy), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), University of Thessaloniki (Greece), University of Dresden (Germany), Aryballe (France, Grenoble) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA, France, Grenoble). The post-doctoral researcher's tasks will be to coordinate the research carried out at the CRNL, from planning/conducting experiments to organizing and processing

Activities

- Coordinating the planning of experiments on an artificial nose and human participants
- Conducting experiments
- Organizing and analyzing data in collaboration with team members and the ROSE consortium
- Implementing statistical approaches
- Formatting and communicating results (oral presentations to the team, the consortium, and outside the laboratory)
- Writing scientific articles

Skills

- PhD in neuroscience or physics. A solid foundation in data acquisition, organization, programming, digital olfaction, and human olfaction is required. - Proven experience in: 1/ data acquisition, organization, and analysis, and use of a programming language (e.g., R, Matlab); 2/ summarizing and writing scientific documents (internal reports, articles, etc.); 3/ presenting data at national and international conferences.
- Excellent level of English
- Very good writing skills
- Statistical data analysis skills
- Ability to work in a team

Work Context

The candidate will work within the Neuropop team at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (Vinatier site in Bron, Neurocampus building). This team is made up of six researchers and around ten students, and its research topics on human and animal models focus on olfactory plasticity. Part of the research is dedicated to smell disorders, in collaboration with the medical community (ENT specialists in particular).

Resources available:
-Individual computer workstation
-Access to storage server
-Experimental equipment for human olfaction research

Constraints and risks

-Travel may be required (conferences, participation in meetings and/or experiments in the laboratories of project partners)