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We are looking for motivated and talented people with experience and/or interest in neuroscience, behaviour, genetics and Drosophila to join our group. The successful applicants will pursue research projects with the goal of understanding how the brain makes decisions when faced with conflicting options. The techniques employed will include genetics, molecular biology, optogenetics, live imaging, and fly behaviour. You will be part of a young team within the stimulating and international environment of the University of Birmingham. We are based in the School of Biosciences, as part of an exciting fly community.
Check us out: https://www.rezavallab.org
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/biosciences/rezaval-carolina.aspx
Apply now! https://www.rezavallab.org/open-positions.html
-Wellcome Trust-funded Research technician position:
Closing Date: 29th November 2018
-BBSRC MIBTP-funded PhD position:
‘How does the brain make decisions when faced with conflicting options?’ https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=92652
Closing Date: 6th January 2019
-Darwin-funded PhD position:
‘Investigating the effect of bacterial infections in reproductive success’.https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/darwin-studentships.aspx
Closing Date: 31st January 2019
-BBSRC-funded Post-doctoral position (advertised on 20 November, 2018).
-BBSRC-funded Research fellow position, which could be potentially converted into a funded-PhD position (advertised on 20 November, 2018).
For further information visit https://www.rezavallab.org/open-positions.html and contact Dr Carolina Rezaval (C.Rezaval@bham.ac.uk).
About our research:
Animals engage in daily activities that are essential for survival and reproduction, such as feeding, mating or fighting for resources. How does an animal prioritise one behaviour over others? We know that cues conveying external information (e.g., threats from other animals, access to food) and internal state (e.g., fear, hunger) guide behavioural choices. However, exactly how action-selection occurs in the brain remains unknown.
Our lab takes advantage of unparalleled genetic and neural tools available in the fruit fly Drosophila to unravel the mechanisms underlying behavioural choices. By studying how the brain makes decisions at a genetic, cellular and circuit level, in an accessible experimental system, we aim to reveal fundamental principles underlying behavioural choices that might be present across species.
Feel free to email me (C.Rezaval@bham.ac.uk) with any questions.
Dr Carolina Rezaval
Birmingham Fellow
Phone: 00 44 (0)121 4147196
School of Biosciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom