Open Positions

Description:
Our group is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a fully funded translational neuroscience project investigating sleep, circadian rhythms, and network oscillations in Parkinson’s disease. The project combines in vivo electrophysiology, behavioral neuroscience, and quantitative neural signal analysis to uncover circuit mechanisms and develop novel closed-loop interventions.
The successful candidate will conduct chronic EEG/EMG, multi-unit activity (MUA), and local field potential (LFP) recordings in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease. Responsibilities include rodent surgeries, electrophysiological experiments, neural data analysis, supervision of PhD students, and collaboration within an international research network.
Candidates should hold a PhD in neuroscience, biology, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, physiology, or a related field, with experience in in vivo electrophysiology, rodent surgery, animal research, and quantitative analysis of neural signals.

Education/Requirements:
The successful candidate holds a PhD as well as strong scientific independence, communication skills, and experience with programming and data analysis tools.

Keywords: Electrophysiology, Multi-unit activity/ local field potential, Quantitative EEG analysis, Bioengineering, Animal research, Sleep, Neurodegeneration

Start Date: Fall 2026 (to be defined in agreement with the candidate)

Work Location: Zurich

Contact: Daniela Noain, PhD, Leader of the Sleep and Neurodegeneration Animal Laboratory
Neurology Department
University Hospital Zurich
Wagistrasse 14
CH-8952 Schlieren

Phone: +41 (0)44 255 55 80
E-Mail: Daniela.Noain@usz.ch

https://www.sleep.uzh.ch/en.html
https://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en.html

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