Positions

 

Graduate Students

 

If you are passionate about investigating the neural circuits underlying motivated behavior, I encourage you to contact me to discuss our graduate programs and the research in my lab.

 

The most direct ways for students to join my lab are to apply to either:

1) The Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, or

2) The Clinical Translational Sciences Program.

 

Both graduate programs provide the opportunity to rotate in labs on the main campus in Tucson and in labs at the College of Medicine in Phoenix.

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellows

 

The Warden Lab in the Department of Translational Neurosciences at the University of Arizona seeks candidates for a postdoctoral position. Many of our research projects are focused on neuromodulatory circuits and their inputs and outputs. We are interested in understanding how these circuits support motivated behavioral decision making, and we use a multidisciplinary approach combining imaging, optogenetics, anatomy, high-density freely moving neurophysiology, behavior, and computation. We currently have funded projects on the lateral habenula and disengagement from reward-seeking behavior, and the neural circuit mechanisms underlying ramping activity in dopamine neurons.

 

Ideal candidates will have a PhD in Neuroscience, Psychology, or related fields, and an interest in the neural mechanisms underlying motivated behavioral decision-making. A quantitative background, experience in imaging or electrophysiology, and proficiency in MATLAB/Python are desirable but not required.

 

The position is part of a well-funded research program and will provide the opportunity to produce high-impact publications and establish an independent record of grant funding. The candidate will be mentored in scientific and career development. We embrace diversity and seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.

 

If interested, please send a cover letter, CV, and the names of three references.