Job ID: 119824

Post-doc position on neuro-glia crosstalk in the spinal sensorimotor network (Marseilles, France)

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 15 September 2024

Employment Start Date: 1 October 2024

Contract Length: 3 years

City: Marseille

Country: France

Institution: CNRS

Department: Institut des Neurosciences de la Timone (INT)

Description:

Dr Rémi Bos at the Institut des Neurosciences de la Timone (INT), Marseilles, France is offering one fully-funded three year post-doc position, starting in Fall 2024 ! The aim of this project is to study the role of midline spiking glia and glial crosstalk in rhythmic spinal sensorimotor network.

We are seeking for a highly motivated post-doctoral candidate with a robust background in Neuroscience to investigate neuro-glial interactions within the spinal sensorimotor network. Candidates with expertise in two-photon imaging, behavioral analysis and curiosity are also encouraged to apply. This collaborative project will elucidate how the ventromedial glial pacemaker participate to the development and function of sensorimotor networks and how its perturbation can lead to sensorimotor defects and pathologies. This research, based on previous studies (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34478646/ & https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36645018/), will be conducted in collaboration with Jean-Marie Mangin’s lab at Sorbonne University, Paris.

We will use a combination of approaches including two-photon calcium imaging, electrophysiology, mouse genetics, viral tools, kinematic tracking, and molecular profiling. The position is fully funded by ANR and is intended to start in October 2024. Research will take place at the Institut des Neurosciences de la Timone (INT) in Marseilles, France. This institute is located in the middle of the medical school campus (Aix-Marseille University), and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic environment.

Interested candidates can contact Rémi Bos (remi.bos@univ-amu.fr), with a CV, contact information, and two reference letters.