Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site: Krembil Research Institute
Department: Krembil Brain Institute
Reports to: Principal Investigator
Salary Range: $65,882 - $82,352 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Friday
Status: Temporary Full-time (1 year contract with possibility of extension)
Closing Date: September 24, 2026
Our nervous system has evolved to control behavior and networks of cells distributed in many different brain regions are dedicated to motor planning, learning, and execution. But to drive the body and enact behavior, nearly all of these signals must converge on the spinal cord. Here, a diverse array of neural populations work together, integrating streams of descending and sensory signals and then transforming this information into coordinated patterns of muscle contractions. What is the internal logic of this essential process? What are the key neural computations and how are they carried out by the cell types and circuits of the cord? The Levine lab seeks to answer these questions by characterizing the neural components of the spinal cord, probing how specific elements contribute to motor control in mice, and bringing the resulting discoveries to advance human health.
We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to investigate how specific spinal cord cell types and sensory elements contribute to behavior in mice. This work will also test the links between cell type identify, connectivity, and function by bringing together several powerful approaches including circuit tracing, cell-type specific manipulation, closed-loop optogenetics, and quantitative behavioral tracking. There is significant opportunity to co-design and lead projects.