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Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher

Location: University of Cyprus (UCY), Nicosia, Cyprus; Translational Neuropharmacology Lab (Zanos Lab) – www.zanoslab.com 

Duration: 1-2 years (re-newable)

Salary: €3500-€4500 / month, gross salary; Competitive, commensurate with experience.

The Department of Psychology at the University of Cyprus announces one full-time (140 hours/month) Post-Doctoral position in Systems Neuroscience and Circuit Physiology. We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Translational Neuropharmacology Lab, a dynamic environment focused on neural circuits in addiction, mood disorders, neurodegeneration, and environmental neurotoxicology. This position is funded through grants from the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) and a Horizon Europe Hop-On Facility grant.

The employment of persons who have reached the age of 65 years old, at the commencement date of employment, is prohibited.

The successful candidate will lead cutting-edge experiments integrating circuit-level manipulations and functional readouts to dissect mechanisms of opioid relapse, negative affect in addiction, reward/mood regulation, novel pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders, and/or pollutant-induced neurodegeneration/Alzheimer's disease vulnerability.

The filling of the position is subject to the availability of funding. Applicants need not be citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. Applicants should however ensure, before applying, that in case they are selected they will be residing in Cyprus on a full-time basis during the employment period; submission of application implies acceptance of this condition.

Duties and responsibilities
• Design and execute experiments, focusing on synaptic plasticity, circuit dynamics, and behavioral outcomes in mouse models.
• Analyze and integrate multi-modal data (electrophysiology, calcium imaging, EEG) to uncover causal links between molecular perturbations (e.g., gene editing, pollutant exposure) and circuit-level impairments.
• Mentor junior lab members, contribute to grant reporting, and co-author high-impact publications.
• Participate in dissemination activities in scientific conferences and public outreach.

Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or related field (awarded within the last 5 years).
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals demonstrating expertise in rodent models and systems neuroscience.
• Excellent skills in data analysis.
• Strong communication skills; experience with grant writing is a plus.
• Proficiency in at least 3-4 of the following techniques: ✔ Ex vivo slice electrophysiology: Patch-clamp and/or field potential recordings in mouse hippocampal slices. ✔ In vivo fiber photometry/calcium imaging/miniscopes: Real-time monitoring of neural activity in freely-behaving mice. ✔ Optogenetics: Viral vector design, fiber optic implants, and light-mediated circuit manipulation.
✔ In vivo mouse electroencephalography (EEG)/electrocorticography (ECoG):
sleep architecture and biomarker identification for translational applications. ✔ Molecular assays: CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting/qPCR. ✔ Behavioral paradigms in rodents: Tests for reward, mood, memory, and relapse (e.g., conditioned place preference, forced swim test, novel object recognition).