Research Associate in the Evolution and Neurobiology of Sleep

Imperial College London's Department of Life Sciences, led by Dr Marios Chatzigeorgiou, is recruiting a Research Associate in the Evolution and Neurobiology of Sleep for a Human Frontier Science Program international collaboration. The post involves investigating sleep-like states in simple marine organisms (tunicates), leading behavioral analysis, applying machine learning approaches, conducting neural imaging, analyzing datasets, generating transgenic organisms, publishing findings, presenting at conferences, and supervising students. Candidates need a PhD in neuroscience or a related field, a strong publication record, quantitative/analytical skills, and microscopy experience including calcium imaging; molecular techniques, transgenesis, marine organism experience, and computer vision knowledge are desirable. The role is fixed-term until November 30, 2029, based at the South Kensington campus.