Department of Zoology

A Research Associate post is available in the Drosophila Connectomics Group directed by Greg Jefferis and Matthias Landgraf in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.

The applicant will work with very large volume electron-microscopy Drosophila connectomics data as part of a new £10.5M collaborative ERC Synergy project and a £6.7M award from Wellcome. The latter has recently generated the first complete synaptic-resolution connectome for a whole adult D. melanogaster central nervous system. In the near future, we will produce a number of additional connectomes for other Drosophilid species.

The principal aim for this post is the development of graph-based methods and open source tools to align connectomes for comparative analyses. Initially, efforts will focus on integrating this most recent dataset with existing connectomes such as FAFB/FlyWire or MANC. A very strong quantitative preparation and extensive experience in bioinformatics/computer science (R and/or Python) and network analysis methods will be essential as is some background in neurobiology and prior experience with connectomics data (Drosophila connectomics experience highly desirable).

https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoctoral-research-associate-fixed-term-pf48038