Promotionsstellen im Bereich theoretische Neurowissenschaft: Untersuchung von Netzwerkmechanismen neuronaler Aktivitätsmuster im frühen Kortex in Frankfurt am Main bei Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)

Doctoral positions for theoretical work to investigate circuit mechanisms of network activity in the early cortex

The group of Matthias Kaschube at FIAS is seeking doctoral students for theoretical work to study the origin of distributed modular activity in the early developing neocortex (ideally starting summer 2021).

The vacant positions are funded by a US-German CRCNS Research Grant joint with experimental neuroscientist Gordon Smith at the University of Minnesota (UMN), Department of Neuroscience. Our goals are to reveal the organization of functional networks in the neocortex at very early stages in development and to dissect the circuit motives that produce these early patterns of neural activity. To accomplish these goals, we combine mathematical modeling and advanced data analysis methods with highly sensitive calcium imaging and pharmacological and optogenetic methods for up-and-down-regulating specific circuit components. The computational part of the project will be conducted at FIAS, and includes many opportunities for collaboration and exchange with Dr. Smith’s group at UMN. The project extends our previous joint work (Smith et al., Nature Neuroscience, 2015 & 2018).

For further information on the Kaschube Group and FIAS please see our group's website.