Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (26-308)(Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity)

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[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Neurocircuit mechanisms of motor control

【Keywords】Neurocircuits, motor control, motor learning, in-vivo electrophysiology, in-vitro electrophysiology, kinematic analysis, single-cell RNA sequencing, virus-mediated circuit tracing, mouse genetics, circuitactivity manipulation

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RIKEN is Japan's largest and most comprehensive research organization for basic and applied science.

[Work content and job description]

The successful candidate will be expected to take the lead in running, analyzing and publishing experiments which integrate advanced analytical methods with complex motor learning and execution paradigms.

・In vivo electrophysiology

・Use of genetic approaches to "tag" defined neural populations

・Circuit stimulation and silencing

・Analysis of behavioral and neuronal activity data

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

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351-0198 Saitama , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, RIKEN Wako Campus

RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.

[Number of hired]

Number of hired:2 person(s)

Number of hired description:Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher：2 positions

Research Scientist is defined as those with a doctoral degree more than 5 years.

Postdoctoral Researcher is defined as those with a doctoral degree of 5 years or less.

The Laboratory of Motor circuit plasticity (PI: Aya Takeoka) at RIKEN Center for Brain Science is seeking an organized and highly motivated lab technician to join our group. Our lab employs multi-disciplinary approaches, including genetics, quantitative behavior analysis, electrophysiology, and neural circuit mapping and manipulation to study the basic mechanisms underlying how we learn to control movements. The applicant will be assigned to an appropriate position based on his/her ability, aptitude, etc.

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