The Keleman lab, currently at the IMP in Austria and at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus starting in October this year, is seeking a research specialist/postdoctoral fellow to elucidate the molecular, cellular and circuit mechanisms of learning and memory in Drosophila.

HHMI's Janelia Farm Research Campus is a pioneering research center near Washington, D.C., where scientists from many disciplines develop and use emerging and innovative technologies to pursue science's most challenging problems. In particular, Janelia is focused on technologies for biological imaging and understanding neural circuits and how they give rise to behavior. Established in 2006, Janelia was modeled after institutes like Bell Labs, with small groups collaborating on high-risk, high-reward, innovative science.

Principal Responsibilities:

To study a naturally occurring form of memory in Drosophila called courtship conditioning, using a wide range of approaches including genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, behavior and physiology.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD in/or Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Drosophila genetics

Strong background in Drosophila genetics, molecular biology, and/or neurobiology, biochemistry

Ability to think independently and work collaboratively