Location: Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France (https://neurocentre-magendie.fr/), Department Bordeaux Neurocampus (https://www.bordeaux-neurocampus.fr/en/)

Duration: 24 months

Expected Start Date: March 2026 (versatile)

Salary: Based on experience and institutional guidelines

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join a multidisciplinary team studying the neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms underlying vulnerability to cocaine addiction.

To identify the neuronal basis of behavioral transitions, this position is dedicated to combining the following approaches:

– Miniscope calcium imaging to record neuronal activity during cocaine self-administration

– AI-based behavioral phenotyping (e.g., DeepLabCut) and neural data analysis

Responsibilities

- Implement and optimize miniscope recordings in cocaine self-administering rats




- Apply machine learning tools to identify fine-grained behavioral motifs
- Develop pipelines to link neural dynamics with behavior

Requirements

- PhD in neuroscience, neurocomputation or related field
- Experience with animal models and in vivo imaging
- Programming skills (Python, MATLAB, etc.)
- Familiarity with behavioral analysis or machine learning

Candidates should send their CV, letter of motivation, list of publications and 2 letters of reference (to be sent by references) to Dr Véronique Deroche-Gamonet ([email protected] protected email ) and Dr Julien Courtin ([email protected] protected email ).

Publication: 22/01/26

Mise à jour: 24/01/26

janvier 22, 2026

📌 Postdoctoral Researcher – Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction (Deroche)
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