Prospective Postdocs
Postdoctoral position available to study behavioral neuroscience of memory for an NIH funded project investigating hippocampal-neocortical interactions supporting learning and memory. Our project involves high volume neuronal recordings in behaving rats, combined with optogenetic and chemogenetic methods for manipulating specific pathways in order to study the functional interactions between the hippocampus and various neocortical brain regions, especially the retrosplenial cortex. Qualified applicants should have a PhD in neuroscience, psychology or a related field. Candidates with experience in any of the following are encouraged to apply: neurophysiology, opto- and chemogenetics, projection-specific manipulation techniques, imaging in behaving animals with miniature microscopes, and analytic techniques for large-scale neural data sets. Salary is commensurate with NIH guidelines and applicant experience. The start date is flexible and applications will be considered until a suitable candidate is found.
Prospective Graduate Students
We are currently recruiting outstanding graduate students for The Laboratory of Neurobiology of Learning and Memory in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. Cornell has an outstanding PhD program in Psychology, with an active and vibrant research community. No specific experience is required. However, prospective students with experience or particular interest in the study of memory using behavioral neurophysiology, optogenetics, DREADDs and endoscopic imaging are especially encouraged to apply. Graduate students in Psychology at Cornell will also be involved in activities with the Neurobiology and Behavior Program and the Program in Neuroscience.
Undergraduate Research
We are currently recruiting outstanding undergraduate research assistants. Students will have the opportunity to learn about recording neuronal activity, animal behavior, and the neural bases of learning and memory. Students are involved in training research subjects (rats) on a variety of learning tasks, collecting behavioral and neuronal data, and data analysis.
Contact
All interested applicants should direct inquiries and questions to David M. Smith, PhD.