Netherlands – Erasmus Medical Center PhD Studentship in Neuroscience
A 4-year position for a graduate student is available in the Auditory Periphery Lab. In this project, the processing of low-frequency sounds by the inner ear is studied through the neural response they evoke. To this end, a tailored acoustic stimulus is used that allows an accurate quantitative analysis of the mechanical processing preceding the neural stage (J. Neurosci, 2006, 26:11462-73).
The PhD student will record from single auditory nerve fibers of the Mongolian gerbils and, in a later stage, of the Leopard frog. The setup for neural recordings from the gerbil is operational. Recordings from the frog will be performed at UCLA, California, during a 4-month collaboration project with Dr. P. Narins. The PhD student will participate in the Auditory Periphery group http://beta.neuro.nl/research/vanderheijden.
Applicants should have an M.Sc. in Biology, Medicine, Biophysics, or equivalent, with a demonstrable interest in Neuroscience research. An affinity with quantitative techniques is required. Experience with electrophysiological techniques is preferred. Send your application (in English or Dutch), including a CV and the names of one or two references to:
Dr Marcel van der Heijden
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
3015 GE Rotterdam
Netherlands
Phone: 0031 10 70 43567
Fax: 0031 10 70 44734
E-mail: m.vanderheyden[ at ]erasmusmc.nl
Website: http://www.neuro.nl/research.php
Deadline: 31 August 2008
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