[Lfm] Fwd: [Jedi] hiring for mushroom body connectomics project

[Sousa-Nunes, Rita]

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From: "Dr Gregory Jefferis" <jefferis at mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk<mailto:jefferis at mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk>>
To: "Jedi" <jedi at fly-jedi.org<mailto:jedi at fly-jedi.org>>
Subject: [Jedi] hiring for mushroom body connectomics project

Dear JEDIs,

Up to four research assistant posts are available in the newly established Drosophila EM connectomics group in the Dept of Zoology at the University of Cambridge focussing on the adult mushroom body:

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/11298/<http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/11298/>
https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/departments/connectomics/

The closing date is 16th September with a start date is 10th October 2016 or as soon as possible. We think these positions could suit a variety of candidates, but they could be very suitable as 1 or 2 year posts for recent graduates considering a research career in neuroscience. We will provide extensive training from experienced scientists (two senior members of the Cambridge team are already in place) including state of the art computational neuroanatomy / image analysis methods - we think these skills will be in strong demand as EM connectomics starts to have a major impact on circuit neuroscience. I can state from personal experience over the last 6 months that the combination of neuron tracing and analysis is exciting and rewarding for people ready to think about circuit logic. RAs will also interact with experimental labs in Cambridge (my lab) and Oxford (Scott Waddell) and will be expected to make contributions to scientific papers and present their work at conferences as their expertise develops.

Further details in links and below / attached. We would be very grateful if you could bring this to the attention of lab members or possible candidates e.g. undergraduate/masters students in your institutions, former interns etc. Please note that the project will be carrying out further recruitment next year and we will also be looking to make one or two appointments at post-doc level, including one linked to Scott Waddell's lab in Oxford.

With many thanks,

Greg.

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The positions are funded by a 4 year ?3.25M Wellcome Trust collaborative award to Cambridge Zoology (Matthias Landgraf and me), Janelia (Gerry Rubin, Davi Bock), the MRC LMB in Cambridge (my lab) and the Oxford Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (Scott Waddell). The project will reconstruct neurons and their connections from a recently completed EM volume of a whole adult fly brain imaged by Davi's group. The initial focus will be on direct inputs (especially olfactory pathways) and outputs of the Mushroom Body. We hope that this will provide a comprehensive circuit framework for memory storage and retrieval.

We are  collaborative team using web-based software to trace neuronal structures and connections. Sophisticated data analysis tools will be used to identify traced neurons and to analyse their organisational logic. Experienced senior staff will give full training in neuron tracing, data analysis and the required Drosophila neuroanatomy. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a background in biological or physical/computational sciences and a long-term interest in understanding the circuit basis of brain function and behaviour. In exchange we will work to develop your research skills and scientific independence. You will be expected to contribute directly to scientific publications and to present your work at UK and international conferences. This is an opportunity to join at the very beginning of one of the first large scale connectomics efforts that will have a major impact on circuit neuroscience.

At this stage it is likely that we will be only be able to recruit at this level from EU residents or others with the right to work in the UK. Informal enquiries can be made to "Gregory Jefferis" <gsxej2 at cam.ac.uk<mailto:gsxej2 at cam.ac.uk>>.

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Gregory Jefferis, PhD                   Tel: +44 1223 267048
Division of Neurobiology
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge, CB2 OQH, UK

http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leaders/h-to-m/g-jefferis
http://jefferislab.org
http://flybrain.stanford.edu
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