Job ID: 122792

Post Doc in Behavioral Neuroscience

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 23 May 2025

Employment Start Date: 1 July 2025

Contract Length: 24 months

City: Genova

Country: Italy

Institution: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Department: Neuroscience, Brain Development and Disease

Description:

A postdoc position (2 years) is available at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, in Genoa, Italy. The selected candidate will join Dr. Laura Cancedda’s research line “Brain Development and Disease”.

Our goal is to develop small molecules for the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders (Deidda et al., Nature Medicine, 2015; Savardi et al., Chem 2020; Borgogno et al., J.Med.Chem 2021; Savardi et al., TIPS 2021). In particular, this fellowship is funded by grant from the American Fragile X foundation (FRAXA) on new potential therapeutics. The candidate will contribute to the testing in vivo of a molecule for the treatment of Fragile X.

The ideal applicant has strong experience in behavioral testing for neuroscience. Moreover, the applicant should also have some basic experience with biochemical and molecular biology techniques. Experience in neurodevelopmental disorders and pharmacological treatments in vivo will be considered a plus. At IIT, the Life tech domain hosts interactive groups in neurophysiology, cellular/molecular neurobiology, neurotechnologies and behavioral neuroscience, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, and it provides state-of-the-art facilities in microscopy, electronics, molecular/cell biology, and mouse genetics.

To apply, provide a cover letter, a CV, and the names of three referees to laura.cancedda@iit.it.

The starting date will be at the beginning of July 2025.