PIF2025 - INTERACCION ENTRE LA ACTIVIDAD ESPONTANEA Y LOS PROGRAMAS GENETICOS EN LA AREALIZACION CORTICAL DE LAS MODALIDADES SENSORIALES - (PID2024-155963NB-I00)

The López-Bendito Lab at the Instituto de Neurociencias (UMH–CSIC) is seeking a highly motivated PhD student for a fully funded 4-year position under a newly awarded Spanish Agency of Research project. The project investigates how early spontaneous neural activity interacts with genetic transcriptional programs to shape sensory cortical arealization, using multiomics, bioinformatics, and in vivo CRISPR approaches in rodent models. Applicants should hold a Master’s in Neuroscience, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or related fields, have experience with scRNA-seq, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq or ChIP-seq, proficiency in R, Python, and Linux, and a willingness to work with animals. Strong motivation, critical thinking, and collaborative skills are essential.