Job ID: 96005

PhD position in Auditory Neuroscience

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 15 October 2022

Contract Length: 4 years

City: Rotterdam

Country: The Netherlands

Institution: Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam

Department: Neuroscience

Description:

Job description

A four-year, full-time PhD position is available at the Department of Neuroscience of Erasmus MC in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) to study how the firing properties of different neuronal cell types in the mouse inferior colliculus change following sound overexposure, and how this relates to tinnitus.

Enthusiastic and motivated candidates with an MSc in Neuroscience or related fields are invited to apply. Experience with in vivo two-photon imaging, in vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, or operant conditioning is welcome.

Further details

More information about the project can be obtained from Gerard Borst. Information about the research at the Department of Neuroscience can be obtained at https://neuro.nl/research, and about the lab at https://neuro.nl/research/borst.

You will become a member of the ONWAR graduate school (https://www.onwar.nl).

How to apply

Applicants should send a letter of application, highlighting their research interests, relevant training and experience, together with their CV and the contact details of at least two references before 15-10-2022 to Gerard Borst by e-mail (g.borst@erasmusmc.nl).