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A postdoctoral position is available in Bordeaux (France) to work on a project funded by the “Fonds Français Nutrition-Santé” and entitled “A neurobehavioural model of food pleasure”. The main objective of the project is to understand how adolescent exposure to sweet food affects adult behavioural and neuronal functions (see Vendruscolo, Gueye et al., plosone, 2010 and Vendruscolo et al.,  Neuropharmacology, 2010). The work involves testing rats in behavioural paradigms and imaging of dopaminergic  and opiate markers.

The candidate must have a PhD in Neuroscience with an advanced expertise in behavioural analysis of cognitive and motivational functions in rodents (preferentially rats). A solid background in imaging techniques (immunohistochemistry, qPCR) in small animals is also required. This is a one year appointment renewable another year.

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A 2-year Postdoctoral Fellow position in Neuroscience is available in the research team «Navigation, Memory and Aging” (Laure Rondi-Reig) at University Pierre & Marie Curie (UPMC), located in the center of Paris. The host laboratory is affiliated to UPMC and CNRS. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a formation in electrophysiology. A background and training in multi-electrode recordings (place cells and/or LFP) on behaving mice would be a real advantage. Expertise in signals processing would be an added value.

The proposed project is focused on the functional interaction between the cerebellum and the hippocampal system during spatial navigation. The team has recently demonstrated that cerebellar long-term depression is required for the formation of an optimal spatial map in the hippocampus (Rochefort et al., Science, 2011). The candidate will further analyze this functional interaction by recording hippocampal and parahippocampal cortices activity during navigation in transgenic mice lacking cerebellar plasticity.

Letter of interest, CV with a list of publications and contact information for two references should be addressed to Dr Laure Rondi-Reig ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Dr Christelle Rochefort ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

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