The groups of Frank Meye and Onur Basak have a PhD student position in molecular and cellular neurophysiology, in the context of the BRAINSCAPES consortium. For 4 years, the student will be neurophysiologically/transcriptomically identifying distinct mouse midbrain neurons, and virally targeting them. Terms of employment in accordance with the CAO hospitals and UMCU salary scales.
We seek an outstanding and motivated PhD candidate with an MSc in physiological and/or molecular neuroscience. Rodent work expertise is required. Experience with patch clamp physiology and/or molecular techniques are advantages. If you have a background in slice neurophysiology and/or molecular neuroscience and are interested in identifying which neurons in the brain are relevant to mental disorders, don’t miss this PhD student opportunity!
How to apply
You can apply through the UMC Utrecht website. See the post here with the details of the position. For additional information, please contact Dr. Frank Meye (fjmeye-2@umcutrecht.nl) and/or Dr. Onur Basak (O.Basak@umcutrecht.nl).
This is where you will work
The Department of Translational Neuroscience is the preclinical department of the Division Neuroscience of the University Medical Center Utrecht, forming the cor of fundamental research at the Center for translational Neuroscience. The research mission of the Department of Translational Neuroscience is to discover and delineate mechanisms and processes which are fundamental to the development of neural systems and to the control of behavior, and to translate these to pathogenesis and disease models.
The unique advantage of this department of Neuroscience is its embedding in the clinical environment of UMCU and its multidisciplinary character. The Department’s toolkit includes light sheet microscopy, optogenetics, electrophysiology, an own animal facility, viral vector generation and more.
You take this with you
As a PhD student, you will work on your own project, supported by technicians and surrounded by a team of PhD students and postdocs that work with similar and other technologies. The project focuses on disentangling functionally distinct midbrain neurons with roles in coding stress or reward (cues), and/or with specific projection targets. These aspects are important in drug addiction, eating disorders and depression. It is a full-time position, which will lead to a PhD thesis. Knowledge of neuroscience and experience with rodent handling are required. Familiarity with slice electrophysiology (eg patch clamp) and/or molecular or transcriptomic techniques are strengths. The candidate needs to have good writing and presenting skills (in English).
We seek a highly motivated and experienced PhD candidate with strong expertise in molecular and/or cellular physiological neurobiology. It is essential that the applicant is able and interested in workingin a unique multidisciplinary team with researchers from several universities involved in this project. Knowledge of neuroscience and experience with rodent handling are required. Familiarity with slice electrophysiology (eg patch clamp) and/or molecular, tr
anscriptomic or bioinformatics techniques are strengths. The candidate needs to be proficient in English.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Frank Meye ( fjmeye-2@umcutrecht.nl ) and/or Dr. Onur Basak ( O.Basak@umcutrecht.nl ).
This is what we offer you
- A salary between €2901 and €3677 gross per month (salary scale OIOs), based on full-time employment (36 hours).
- Year-end bonus of 8.3% and holiday allowance of 8%.
- Pension insurance with ABP. We take care of approximately 70% of the monthly contribution.
- Access to a variety of online courses through GoodHabitz.
- The option to select additional employment benefits in exchange for gross salary, such as purchasing a bicycle and memberships.
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