Position Description

The Postdoctoral Fellow will have the opportunity to investigate the algorithmic basis of sensory-guided behavior, with a focus on using naturalistic experimental settings for investigating odor-guided navigation in mice. Research will be performed in an interdisciplinary collaboration with computational neuroscientists and physicists. We are particularly interested in scientists with expertise in experimental neurobiology and behavior.
In addition to professional development opportunities within the lab and exposure to a breadth of scientific disciplines, the Postdoctoral Fellow will be able to take advantage of the scientific communities within Harvard, including the Center for Brain Science, the Harvard Brain Initiative, the Kempner Institute, the Quantitative Biology Initiative, and other institutions in the greater Boston area.

Information about Research/Lab Group: 

The laboratory of Dr. Venkatesh Murthy at Harvard University is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Cambridge, MA. The Murthy lab is interested in understanding the neural and algorithmic basis of sensory-guided behaviors in terrestrial animals. To this end, we have developed behavioral tasks in mice using stimuli and situations that approximate natural settings, while allowing electrophysiological recordings, high-resolution optical imaging and optogenetic manipulation. We record neural activity in behaving mice using electro- or opto-physiological methods and relate them to behavioral features, and attempt to discern the computational algorithms underlying these behaviors. More information can be found on our website: http://www.vnmurthylab.org/