Student Assistant / Technical Support for Behavioral Setup Development in Neuroscience

The Optopphysiology Lab at BrainLinks-BrainTools at University of Freiburg is looking for a technically skilled person to support the construction and development of behavioral setups for our neuroscience experiments.

Your tasks

• Support the construction and assembly of behavioral setups.
• Work on hardware integration and machine control.
• Implement Arduino-based control of electrical circuits and experimental components.
• Assist with testing, troubleshooting, and optimizing the setups.

Your profile

• Background in engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related technical field.
• Practical skills in electronics, hardware integration, and electrical circuit control.
• Experience with Arduino or similar microcontroller platforms.
• Software development skills (e.g., C/C++ or Python) are a plus, but not required.

Position details

• Initial duration: 2 months
• Workload: approximately 40 hours per month
• Potential for extension, depending on project needs and mutual agreement.

Interested?

If you enjoy hands-on technical problem-solving and want to contribute to the development of experimental equipment for neuroscience research, we would be happy to hear from you.