We are always looking for creative, motivated, and ambitious people to join the lab!
Postdoctoral Fellows
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Postdoc positions are available to study neural circuits in the prefrontal cortex, thalamus, and related brain regions. Research projects involve studying different cell types, assessing their local and long-range connectivity, determining how circuits are reorganized by experience, and assessing functional roles during motivated behaviors. Experiments combine slice and in vivo electrophysiology, two-photon imaging, optogenetics, and behavior, often taking advantage of new genetic and optical tools. Postdocs run their own projects, are encouraged to incorporate new tools and approaches, and often move on to start their own research laboratories (see People). Highly subsidized housing for postdocs is available around Washington Square, in the heart of Greenwich Village. Candidates should have a PhD in Neuroscience or related discipline, and ideally experience with slice or in vivo electrophysiology, imaging, and/or behavior.
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Graduate Students
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Both PhD and MD/PhD students have always played a critical role in research from the lab. During their rotations, graduate students typically learn slice physiology, 2-photon imaging and optogenetics, depending on their interests. PhD thesis projects often assess the organization and function of circuits in prefrontal cortex, thalamus, or striatum. Graduate students lead their own projects, and encouraged to pursue their own ideas and incorporate new technologies.
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