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Postdoctoral Fellow

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-31 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead an independent research project to reconstruct the cell-type-specific connectome of the mouse hypothalamus using viral tracing, spatial transcriptomics, and computational analysis.

Role type

Postdoctoral Fellow (Neuroscience)

Builds

High-quality datasets on hypothalamic neuronal populations and their interconnections

Domain

Biomedical research / Neuroscience / Systems neuroscience

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Viral tracing, spatial transcriptomics, circuit neuroscience, systems neuroscience, Python coding, large-scale biological data analysis, scientific writing

Preferred skills

Experience with in vivo calcium imaging, in vivo/ex vivo electrophysiology, behavioural profiling, viral circuit tracing

Technologies

Python, viral tracing tools, spatial transcriptomics platforms

Responsibilities

Develop and implement custom experimental pipelines and data acquisition workflows; Generate, analyse, and interpret high-quality datasets; Establish collaborations with computational and experimental researchers; Provide scientific and technical support to group members; Manage data and write manuscripts; Present at scientific meetings; Guide PhD students in their research

Seniority

Postdoctoral Fellow (independent researcher)

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