Research Fellow in Neuroscience

About the role

A post-doctoral position is available in the laboratory of Tom Baden to study vertebrate retina and its evolution with a focus on the development of zebrafish retinal connectome. The project involves analysis and segmentation of images of the fish retina obtained with the use of electron microscopy (EM), as well as validation and reconstruction of pre-processed datasets. The reconstructed connectome will be used as a template to study retinal functionality. This project will be done in collaboration with Dr Takeshi Yoshimatsu, University of Washington.

About you

Applicants should have a strong background in a quantitative subject related to neuroscience (this could be experimental or computational) and have experience with working with large datasets. 

You will be working in a vibrant and multidisciplinary research environment in diverse and active research group at the department of Neuroscience/School of Life Sciences.

About our School

In the School of Life Sciences we strive to understand the mechanisms that drive biological and chemical processes and to develop innovative and diverse approaches to enhance human health, technology and the environment. We undertake multidisciplinary research, teaching and engagement across a wide range of subjects, from Chemistry through Cellular and Molecular Biosciences to Conservation Biology.  

The School comprises five Departments: Biochemistry & Biomedicine, Genome Damage and Stability Centre, Neuroscience, Ecology & Evolution and Chemistry. We also house the Sussex Drug Discovery Centre which works to deliver the bench-to-bedside translation of our discoveries. The breadth and depth of our cutting-edge research and innovative teaching practice is delivered by a diverse community who work across boundaries to deliver excellence, engage with real world problems and produce impact. 

We pride ourselves on our world-leading research and have a strong research economy, with approximately 50% of our income stemming from research and an active grant portfolio of over £50 million. We host or form part of three University Centres of Excellence: the Genome Damage and Stability Centre, Sussex Neuroscience and Sussex Sustainability Research Programme. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, 90.6 % of our Biological Sciences outputs and 84.8% of our Chemistry outputs were rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We are proud that in both areas, 100% of our Impact cases were rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The School is committed to the University’s core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage. We believe that equality, diversity and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility and aim to provide a friendly and supportive environment for all who work, study and visit the School of Life Sciences.

Please find further information regarding the School of Life Sciences on our website.

The School of Life Sciences is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swann Award.

Advert information