CIP Post-doctoral Fellow: The Paris Brain Institute (ICM) is recruiting a post-doctoral fellow for a Collective Interest Project (CIP). This is an exciting opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary, collaborative project focused on improving dopaminergic cell survival and deep-brain stimulation of resilient circuits in Parkinson’s disease. The position is based in the Paris 13th district and offers a 1-year renewable contract starting in October 2024.
Collective Interest Project (CIP) Post-doctoral Fellow (M/F)
Designation: Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Area: DBS: From Genetic Mutations to Motor Circuit Dysfunctions & Recovery
Location: Paris 13th district
Eligibility/Qualification:
- PhD in physics, biophysics, mathematics, neuroscience, or engineering
- Expertise in non-linear dynamics, information theory, and/or computational physics
- Academic reading, writing, and conversational skills in English (required); French is desired
- Knowledge in coding using Python, Matlab, Julia
- Training in non-linear dynamics and statistical mechanics
- Experience in supervising technicians, students, and/or engineers
Job Description:
- Analysis of posture data in zebrafish and human patients under different Parkinson’s conditions and therapies
- Supervision of engineers and graduate students in the SIBBIL and Experimental Neurosurgery teams
- Development of computational approaches for unsupervised quantification of Parkinsonism from high-resolution movement data
- Quantification of the role of dopamine on posture and navigation in larval zebrafish and extension of this analysis to human gait dynamics
- Development of computational frameworks for quantifying behavioral dynamics and analyzing gait cycle stability at different levels of Parkinsonism
- The position will be held at the Paris Brain Institute
Conditions:
- Remuneration: 35,000 – 45,000 € (brut annuel)
- Fixed-term contract (CDD)
- 10,000 euros available for training
Profile:
- Knowledge acquired through education in Physics, Neuroscience, Engineering
- Fluent in English, notions of French
- Organized, disciplined, proactive, autonomous, excellent team player
- Rigorous, communicative, curious to understand and broaden her/his field of expertise
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, technicians, and other postdocs
How to Apply: Please send your CV, letter of motivation, and 2 reference letters with contact details to antonio.costa@icm-institute.org, marielaure.welter@icm-institute.org, and joana.guedes@icm-institute.org with the subject: “DBS UnstablePeriodicOrbit CIP Post-doc (M/F)”. Alternatively, send your CV to recrutement@icm-institute.org with the subject: “DBS UnstablePeriodicOrbit CIP Post-doc (M/F)”.
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