Opportunities

• Neuroscience Position at Georgia State University
• Neuroscience and Cell Biology
• Postdoctoral Position - Developmental/Sensory Neuroscience

Neuroscience Position at Georgia State University 

Georgia State University (www.gsu.edu) invites applications for an anticipated neuroscience faculty position at the associate or full professor level. This position is part of a major initiative to enhance existing strengths in neuroscience at GSU over the next three years coordinated by the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (www.cbn-atl.org) and the GSU Brains & Behavior Program (http://brainsbehavior.gsu.edu). Preference will be given to applicants working in behavioral or systems neuroscience. We are particularly interested in research that complements the CBN’s focus on the mechanisms of social behavior, neuroendocrinology, and the neuroscience of emotion. We are open both to applicants using standard laboratory animal models and to applicants with a neuroethological perspective using vertebrate or invertebrate species. Successful applicants will be individuals who will take advantage of the interdisciplinary collaborative research opportunities available within the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and the Brains & Behavior Program.  

Anticipated start date is August 2008. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree with relevant postdoctoral experience and demonstrated ability to conduct an independent research program using modern techniques. They must also have skills and interest in teaching.
Submit curriculum vitae, bibliography, statements of research and teaching interests, and three letters of reference, either electronically to:
Ms. Tara Alexander at biotea@langate.gsu.edu, with the subject line “Neuroscience Search”, or by mail to:
Brains & Behavior Program
Attn. Ms. Tara Alexander
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA 30302-4010,
USA.
The review of applications will begin December 20 and will continue until positions are filled.  

Georgia State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
Developmental/Sensory Neuroscience

A funded position is available for a talented and motivated Ph.D. with interests in developmental or sensory neuroscience.  The goal of our research is to understand the role of sensory experience in the development of central nervous system circuitry.  One project concerns the role of activity-dependent processes in the construction of receptive field properties and topography in the rodent retinotectal projection.  Another project concerns the role of afferent modality on the development of sensory cortical circuitry (cross-modal plasticity).  Experience with mammalian surgery, visual or auditory stimulation, and/or in vivo or in vitro electrophysiology techniques is desirable.  We also use anatomical and molecular approaches to these questions in the laboratory.
 
The successful candidate would be joining a highly interactive and dynamic group of more than 60 "Brains and Behavior" faculty at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.  Atlanta, site of the 1996 Olympics, is a vibrant, expanding city with numerous cultural and recreational opportunities (mountains and seashore within easy driving distance).  Lottery- and business-funded support of higher education in Georgia allows us to maintain state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.  The Georgia State/ Georgia Tech/ Emory University research community offers unparalleled opportunities for collaborative neuroscience research.  In addition, we have several inter-departmental and inter-institutional research centers that focus on neuroscience, including the NSF Science and Technology Center of Behavioral Neuroscience, the Brains and Behaviors Initiative, the Molecular Biology of Disease Center, the Center for Neuromics, and the Language Research Center.  See http://www.biology.gsu.edu/brains&behavior/ and http://biology.gsu.edu/neurosci for details of these programs.
 
Interested candidates should send a c.v. and names of three references to:
Professor Sarah L. Pallas,
Graduate Program in Neurobiology and Behavior
Dept. of Biology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 3030,
fax: 404-651-2509
email: spallas@gsu.edu
Lab webpage: http://www2.gsu.edu/~bioslp/