The Keck Center for Integrative Neurobiology and the Department of Physiology at UCSF are seeking an engineer or scientist to join a new multi-laboratory project to develop cross-species tools for the optical stimulation of neural circuits.


Primary responsibilities will be the development and testing of hardware/software systems for multichannel optical stimulation in-vivo, helping to design new technological solutions to overcome experimental hurdles, and working to disseminate technology between laboratories.
Applicants must meet the following requirements: bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline, with a PhD preferred; expertise in optical and/or electronic circuit design and hardware/software interfacing; strong programming skills; the communication skills to work effectively with lab members during design and implementation phases. Applicants with the following will be preferred: experience working in scientific lab environment; experience working with optical circuits.
For more information please contact Dr. Philip Sabes, sabes(at)phy(dot)ucsf(dot)edu. To apply, please send a CV with a cover letter describing relevant experience to Ned Molyneaux, molyneau(at)phy(dot)ucsf(dot)edu.

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