PhD fellowship in Systems Neuroscience

This four-year PhD fellowship in Systems Neuroscience at the University of Oslo focuses on investigating how the hippocampus forms spatial memories and the influence of addictive substances, utilizing in vivo imaging and electrophysiology. Applicants need a Master's degree in a related field with strong scientific curiosity, rodent handling experience, and ideally, programming or image analysis skills.

• We are looking for applicants with a Master’s degree in neuroscience, biology, medicine, computer science, physics or engineering, or closely related fields. Minimum grade B (ECTS grading scale). The Master’s degree must include a thesis of at least 30 ECTS.
• You must be comfortable working with rodents because you will perform delicate surgical procedures (Previous experience with animal surgery is an advantage).
• You have a broad interest in scientific disciplines and a tinkerer’s mindset . You are comfortable with basic electricity/electronics, chemistry, and optics, as you will be working with advanced custom instrumentation.
• Experience with programming (for example Python/Matlab) and image analysis is highly recommended. Please share your GitHub code repository if you have one.
• In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the candidate’s background.
• Scientific Curiosity: For you, research is a calling, not just a job. You possess a lifelong, burning curiosity for science.
• An excellent command of written and spoken English is required.
• Ideally, the applicants have basic experience with some of the following disciplines: electrophysiology, microscopy, optogenetics or computational neuroscience. We are looking for candidates with strong scientific curiosity and a genuine motivation for research.