General information
Reference : UMR7291-FRASAR-001
Workplace : MARSEILLE 02
Date of publication : Friday, July 29, 2022
Type of Contract : FTC Technical / Administrative
Contract Period : 24 months
Expected date of employment : 1 October 2022
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : 3946-4290 euros
Desired level of education : PhD
Experience required : 5 to 10 years
Missions
The objective of this project is to understand how the directional signal is generated from the integration of vestibular and gravitational signals. The candidate will set up an optogenetic system coupled with neural recordings in freely-behaving rats, and to implement a close-loop system allowing to control optic stimulations from neural activity
Activities
- Setting up closed-loop optogenetic system
- electrodes implants
- running experiments in rats
Skills
The candidates must have their PhD as well as a valid certificate of animal experimentation. Competences in optogenic and neurophysiology are required
Work Context
This 2 years contract is available at the Team SPACE of the Laboratory of Cognitive Science to wotk on the ANR project InVest. The LNC is locate at the University Aix-Marseille, campus St Charles.
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