Job ID: 121515
Postdoctoral position in Neuroscience: human development
Position: Post-doctoral Position
Deadline: 21 January 2024
Employment Start Date: 1 May 2024
Contract Length: 2 years with the possibility of extending up to 5 years
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Institution: King's College London
Department: Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Description:
The Rico Lab is interested in understanding the development of cortical neurons and how they are organised in functional networks, with a particular emphasis on cortical GABAergic circuitries (Kroon et al., BioRxiv 2024; Jezequel et al., BioRxiv 2023; Bernard et al., Science 2022; Favuzzi, Deogracias et al., Science 2019; Favuzzi et al Neuron 2017; del Pino, Brotons-Mas et al Nature Neuroscience 2017). We are looking for highly motivated post-doctoral scientists to investigate the development of inhibitory circuitries in the human cerebral cortex.
The Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and the MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders are world-leading centres in developmental neuroscience and brain disorders, located in central London.
We are looking for highly motivated postdocs with a PhD awarded, preferably within the last 3 years and 1-2 publications.
Requirements
Essential
• Position: PhD in Neuroscience, experience in molecular and cell biology.
Desirable
• Experience in sequencing (e.g. scRNAseq, RNAseq)
Funding is available for two years with the possibility of extending up to 5 years and with salary according to experience.
2025. Applicants should send an email to Beatriz Rico (beatriz.rico@kcl.ac.uk) including: (1) A brief paragraph of past achievements and motivation; (2) a CV; and (3) contact information of two scientists from whom references could be requested
More info about the Rico Lab can be found at:
https://devneuro.org.uk/rico/default