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A college of mine has an open postdoc position for someone with physics
background to work on a light sheet microscope.

Postdoctoral fellow position in Neuroscience
Dr. Ali Ertürk
Independent Junior Group Leader
Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research,
Klinikum der Universität München
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich


We are:
The Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD, photo)
located in the biomedical science campus, is a member of the
DFG-funded 􀍞“ynergy􀍟 Cluster of Excellence with various
institutions in Munich. We are working on collaborative projects
and share all resources, hence it is an excellent basic and
translational research environment. ISD is also a part of the
Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN) in Munich,
which educates top-quality Master and Ph.D. students from all
over Europe and the world and will give you the opportunity to integrate
into this program and work with highly qualified international coworkers.
Our lab at the ISD has a state-of the art infrastructure
including: brand new fully equipped lab and offices, a state-of-the-art
animal facility that is fully equipped with surgery rooms, a recently
purchased in-house Zeiss 2-photon (7P) microscope, a Zeiss 880 with AirScan
confocal
microscope, a Lavision Biotec light-sheet microscope, a behavioral
test unit, a large surgery room and a post-operative care unit, a
new PALM Microbeam 4.0 laser micro-dissection microscope, and
epifluorescence microscopes. Hence, we offer an interactive and
inspiring atmosphere, ideal for our researchers to publish in toptier
journals and develop their career at best. We have a strong
international scientific network and thus frequently host guest lecturers
and maintain international collaborations. Located in the heart of Europe,
Munich (photo) offers one of the highest quality-ofliving
in the world.

My group explores critical cellular and molecular mechanisms
underlying neurodegenerative diseases, in particular brain injury.
To this end, we map the mouse brain using various cutting-edge
techniques to assess brain function and structure including in vivo
2-photon imaging, optogenetics, high resolution 3D imaging of the
entire brain -that we developed (photo published as covers in
Nature Medicine (Erturk et al. 2012) and Nature Protocols (Erturk
et al. 2012)), and rabies virus tracing of neuronal networks.

You are:
- extremely curious about basic science and carry a great interest to make
breakthroughs
- always looking for solutions to turn great ideas and opportunities into
actions
- always willing to learn, and have the courage to ask questions when you
don’t know
- open to express your opinions and receive feedbacks / critics
- a team player and willing to work in a collaborative environment to share
ideas and experiences
- willing to be part of a diverse team to make a dent in the universe
The Position:
For this specific position, we are looking for candidates from physics
background. The project aims to
develop/apply a novel light-sheet microscopy for live imaging of animal
models to study various
neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. The candidates should have
expertise in light
scattering, optics and microscopy –particularly light-sheet microscopy.
Knowledge in neuroscience
and programing (e.g. Matlab, Python, or C++) can be a plus.

Applicants should submit their complete application documents as pdf
(including CV with the
publication list, motivation letter, and 2 references or the contact info of
at least 2 referees) until
May 9th 2015 via email to:
To Ms. Jasmin Gezgin on behalf of Dr. Ali Ertürk
[hidden email]
Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)
Feodor-Lynen str. 17
81377 Munich| Germany