University of Leeds
Research Fellow in Neuroscience
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Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge?
Do you have an established background in Neuroscience? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?
Learning does not just shape what we remember; it reshapes how we perceive, altering the earliest stages of sensory processing. We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a BBSRC-funded project investigating how the olfactory bulb, the first processing stage of the olfactory system, adjusts how it encodes odours in response to behavioural context. You will use in vivo two-photon calcium imaging in mice, alongside behavioural assays and computational modelling, to track how learning-driven changes emerge in these early circuits and how this shapes perception.
You will join a collaborative lab within a thriving neuroscience community at Leeds, home to over 44 research labs across multiple faculties, with access to cutting-edge imaging facilities.
The University of Leeds and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offer a range of family-friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN (the national body that promotes gender equality in higher education), and the Faculty of Biological Sciences was awarded a Silver award in 2020. We are proud to be an inclusive Faculty that values all staff, and are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees. Our Athena SWAN webpage provides more information.
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- 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
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Qualifications and Skills
Essential:
- A PhD (or close to completion) in neuroscience or a closely allied discipline
- The ability to design, execute, and write up research independently, evidenced by a developing track record of peer-reviewed publications in international journals
- Experience with in vivo recording of neural activity (e.g. two-photon calcium imaging or electrophysiology)
- Experience with in vivo rodent surgery
- Python (or related language) for data analysis
Desirable:
- Experience in sensory neuroscience
- Experience in rodent behavioural tests
- Experience with in vitro (slice) electrophysiology
- Experience with computational modelling of neural systems
- Evidence of pursuing external funding to support research
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