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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">A PhD position is available in the lab of Tim Gollisch at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany. The PhD project will investigate how optogenetics can be used for vision restoration
therapy to treat blindness. The work will involve multielectrode arrays to record spiking activity from isolated retinas of mice that express light-sensitive ion channels in different cell types of the retina. Furthermore, computational tools will be used
for model-driven data analysis and assessment of neural coding under optogenetic stimulation. Prior experience with electrophysiology or computational analyses/computer programming will be considered advantageous for the application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">The project is part of the newly founded Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ekfz.uni-goettingen.de/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://ekfz.uni-goettingen.de/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">)
and will contribute to bringing optogenetic vision restoration towards clinical trials and patient treatment.</span><span lang="EN-US"> Furthermore, the research group is embedded in the strong and lively neuroscience research community of Göttingen, including
the university, several Max Planck Institutes, the German Primate Center, and the European Neuroscience Institute. We are also part of the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">To get a better idea about the research group, see</span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.retina.uni-goettingen.de/">https://www.retina.uni-goettingen.de/</a>. For more information or in case of questions, please send an email to Prof. Tim Gollisch (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:tim.gollisch@med.uni-goettingen.de"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">tim.gollisch@med.uni-goettingen.de</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">).
For the official application, please visit </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ekfz.uni-goettingen.de/job.html#PhD"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://ekfz.uni-goettingen.de/job.html#PhD</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">
and follow the instructions there, and mention in your application that you would like to join Team 2 (Vision), as there are multiple positions available in different teams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">The University Medical Center Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer, and women are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities and equal qualifications will be given
preferential treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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