Opportunities: Post-Doctoral
Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Senior or entry level postdoctoral positions available at Georgia State University, focusing on the mechanisms by which dopamine modulates ion current densities over time and space. Researchers will examine dopamine transduction cascades altering phosphorylation states and expression levels of ion channels in identified neurons of a defined circuit, and interact with collaborating computational neurobiologists to develop spatially accurate model neurons. Successful candidates will have demonstrated expertise in optical imaging and/or electrophysiology and will hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience or Cell and Molecular Biology.
Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and names and addresses of three references to:
Deborah J. Baro
Associate Professor of Biology
email: deborahbaro@gmail.com
Evolutionary and Comparative Neuroscience
We are looking for a highly motivated researcher to participate in NSF-funded experiments that explore the evolution of neural circuits in opisthobranch molluscs. We are comparing the functions of homologous neurons in locomotor behaviors. Nudibranchs and other sea slugs have relatively few neurons in their nervous systems. Many neurons are individually identifiable, making it possible to identify homologs in different species. The basic question we are asking is, How do similar nervous systems produce different behaviors?
Qualified applicants MUST have a Ph.D. degree by the start date and experience in Electrophysiology and/or Molecular biology . Start date is flexible. Please send a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for three references to Paul Katz (pkatz@gsu.edu ).
Applicants will join a highly interactive neuroscience community in the Brains & Behavior Program at Georgia State University and in the Atlanta area. See: ( http://www.BrainsBehavior.gsu.edu & http://biology.gsu.edu/neuro ). Other projects in the lab include electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, and Ca 2+ imaging of serotonergic neuromodulation in the swim central pattern generator of the sea slug Tritonia .
For more information, see http://www2.gsu.edu/~biopsk
Georgia State University is an equal opportunity employer.
Dr. Paul S. Katz
Department of Biology
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4010
Atlanta , GA 30302-4010 USA
Tel: 404-651-0922
E-mail: pkatz@gsu.edu
Postdoctoral Research position in Sensory Biology/Chemical Ecology
Postdoctoral Research position in Sensory Biology/Chemical Ecology to study mechanisms of chemical defense. The project continues studies of how chemical defenses of marine mollusks (sea hare, squid, octopus) provide protection against their natural predators - crustaceans, fish, and others - with an emphasis on sensory mechanisms. This includes analysis of the composition of chemical defenses, molecular genetic characterization of genes controlling expression of these products, and behavior and electrophysiology analyses of the effects of these on the chemical senses and other systems of predators. Our publications on this topic include Current Biology 15: 549-554 (2005), J. Exp. Biol. 208: 3609-3622 (2005), J. Exp. Biol. 209: 78-88 (2006).
Applicants should have a background in some of the following areas: behavior, electrophysiology, natural products chemistry, molecular and cell biology, microscopy and histology.
The position is open beginning June 1, 2006.
Salary will be based on level of experience.
Candidates should submit a CV and contact information for 3 references to:
Dr. Charles Derby
Dept. of Biology
Georgia State University
P. O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA 30302-4010;
email: cderby@gsu.edu
Post-Doc
positions in Behavioral Neuroscience
Georgia State University is engaged in a major expansion of its
research and instructional programs in Behavioral Neuroscience as
part of the recently launched NSF Science and Technology Center
for Behavioral Neuroscience. Generous state and institutional funds
along with $20 million dollars from the National Science Foundation
has been committed to fund the Center for the first five years.
The Center is a consortium of more than 60 neuroscientists from
Georgia State and other Atlanta area universities. The purpose of
the Center is to foster interdisciplinary collaborative approaches
toward understanding the basic neural mechanisms underlying the
regulation of complex social behaviors and emotions.
The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University
invites applications for Postdoctoral fellows in behavioral neuroscience.
Applicants must hold an M.D. or Ph.D. Successful applicants will
be those who are committed to developing an interdisciplinary approach
for addressing questions fundamental to Behavioral Neuroscience.
For more information and a list of faculty and their research interests
see our web site at http://www.cbn-atl.org/
Applications should include (1) official copies of your undergraduate
and graduate transcripts; (2) a CV listing publications and abstracts
presented at scientific meetings; (3) a statement regarding your
goals for a career in behavioral neuroscience and how a Center postdoctoral
fellowship will help achieve these goals; and (4) three letters
of recommendation
Send applications to:
Dr. H. Elliott Albers
Postdoctoral Search Committee
Georgia State University Employment Office
JOB # 1078
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Georgia State University, a Unit of the University System of
Georgia, is an EEO/AA Employer.
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