Applications are sought for a full-time, NIH-funded Postdoctoral position. The successful candidate will work on a project in the laboratory of Dr. Alicia Izquierdo in the UCLA Department of Psychology (https://izquierdolab.psych.ucla.edu).

The project involves probing frontal cortex and amygdala in adaptive learning, incorporating in vivo electrophysiological recording or calcium imaging, and novel behavioral, chemogenetic, and computational methods in freely-behaving rats.

A successful candidate(s) will have the following qualifications:

• PhD in Neuroscience or Psychology
• Ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment
• Desire to conduct cutting-edge behavioral neuroscience research
• Experience in in vivo electrophysiological recording or calcium imaging is required
• Experience in computational modeling is highly desirable, but not required

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of two potential recommenders.

For informal inquiries, you can email Alicia Izquierdo (profizquierdobns@gmail.com) at the UCLA Department of Psychology, with the subject header ‘ephys Ca++ postdoc’.

Start date is flexible. The position is fully funded for two years, and may be extended depending on satisfactory progress.

We especially encourage women and those from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM fields to apply to our lab.