We are always looking for creative and motivated students and postdocs 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, 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 launch their own research labs (see People). Highly subsidized housing for postdocs is available around the Washington Square campus, in the heart of New York City. 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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PhD and MD/PhD students have played a critical role in research from the lab. During their rotations, grad 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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