Job ID: 123652
Postdoctoral Position in Glial-Neuron Development Study in Brussels
Position: Post-doctoral Position
Deadline: 8 September 2025
Employment Start Date: 1 November 2025
Contract Length: 2 years
City: Brussels
Country: Belgium
Institution: ULB Universite Libre des Bruxelles
Department: ULB Neuroscience Institute
Description:
Position & Research Directions
The team “Neuronal & Glial mechanisms of Neural Circuit Architecture” is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to dissect mechanisms of early circuit formation acting across species, using C. elegans and vertebrate model systems.
The overarching goal of the project is to identify and dissect neuronal and glial cell mechanisms driving circuit architecture, and to explore conserved roles across invertebrate and vertebrate models. The choice of studied molecular factors will be guided by pre-existing single-cell transcriptomic data and preliminary in vivo functional findings of our group. The research involves collaborations with other group members and laboratories of vertebrate neuron/glial biology.
Approaches:
The host group has expertise in approaches of advanced genetics and gene manipulation (forward & reverse genetic screens, CRISPR/Cas9), animal transgenesis, cell biology and manipulation (imaging, ablation, photoconversion), in vivo timelapse quantitative imaging, pipelines for behavioral and aging studies, and established collaborations in electron microscopy, biophysics, genomics, cross species investigations (Rapti et al, 2011; Boulin, Rapti et al, 2012; Rapti et al, 2017, Yang et al, 2023, Coraggio et al, 2024, Nadour et al, 2025, bioRxiv, unpublished data).
Your Profile & Role
Candidates must have a PhD degree (obtained or expected) in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Developmental Biology or related Life Sciences. The recruited postdoc will have a strong interest in neurobiology/ glial cell biology/ developmental biology and solid experience in cellular & molecular biology. Experience in working with mice or other vertebrate model organism, and/or cell culture is preferable. Experience in microscopy, imaging and -omics techniques is a plus. Experience in working with C. elegans is a plus but not required.
Working language will be English. French may be a plus but not required.
The researcher joining our team will be affiliated with the ULB, located in the heart of Europe (Brussels, Belgium), and a department comprising of 24 research groups across campuses and 240 scientists with interests ranging from neurodevelopment to circuit neuroscience, across models.
Application Process
Candidates should submit their application, to include a CV, motivation letter, publications, contacts for reference letters. Applications and inquiries should be addressed to Georgia Rapti (georgia.rapti@ulb.be, grapti@embl.de).
The deadline for applications: 8th September.
Suggested start date: November 2025 or soon thereafter.