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Employment OpportunitiesJob positions opening in the Jarvis Laboratory. Please apply only if you plan to work hard, be creative, ambitious and intuitive.
Four post doctoral positions are available in the Jarvis Laboratory: two positions for project 1 and two positions for project 2. Project 1: Dissecting the neural and molecular basis of vocal learning. Description I am seeking several post doctoral fellows to work with me at the Duke University Medical Center on a project to decipher the neural and molecular basis of vocal learning, the behavioral substrate for spoken human language. The project addresses fundamental questions on the development of brain pathways for vocal learning, using animal models. It involves a multidisciplinary approach, including gene and proteomic screening, gene manipulation, anatomical and behavioral experiments on vocal learning birds, as well as some parallel research on vocal learning mammals. Collaborators include computational biologists, an electrophysiologist, and animal surgery specialists. Positions are available for 3-4 years and funded by a NIH Directors pioneer award. Requirements A Ph.D., Ph.D. M.D. or M.D. in the sciences is required. I am preferably seeking persons with gene manipulation, gene screening, and/or proteomic experience. The candidate should have a proven ability of past performance through peer-reviewed publications, be hard working, conceptually creative, and be willing to take risk. I am looking for persons who will be future leaders in science. Email CV with references to Dr. Erich D. Jarvis (jarvis@neuro.duke.edu) Project 2: Deciphering neural flow networks during learning. Description We are seeking post doctoral fellows to work on a collaborative project with Erich D. Jarvis and Alexander Hartemink at the Duke University to decipher neural flow networks in vocal learning birds using both experimental and computational research. The project addresses a fundamental question on determining how different parts of a brain system communicate with each other during production and learning of behavior. It involves electrophysiology microelectrode array and computational research on awake behaving animals. Both electrophysiologists and computational biologists are being sought. See our web sites http://www.jarvislab.net/ and http://www.cs.duke.edu/~amink/ and publications therein for more information. The candidate should have proven ability of past performance through peer-reviewed publications, be hard working, conceptually creative, and be willing to take risk. Positions are available for 3 years. Email CV and references to Erich D. Jarvis jarvis@neuro.duke.edu for the electrophysiologist position and Alexander Hartemink amink@cs.duke.edu for the computational biologist position. Requirements: Updated 3/14/2007 |
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