Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Fixed term: 36 months

Full time: 35 hours per week 

The Opportunity:

A postdoc is required for a multidisciplinary research group (Dr Selvaraj/ Prof Wishart /Prof Chandran) within the UK Dementia Research Institute to contribute and expand our knowledge on pathophysiology of motor neuron disease (MND) with an ultimate goal of developing novel therapeutics and development to clinical trial. In particular, this project will investigate cellular dysfunction in motor neurons and role of glial cells in modulating motor neuron function in MND using various patient derived 2D human stem cell models. This project will also involve in testing high value candidate drugs that emerge from ongoing drug discovery projects in Edinburgh. The post holder will conduct original research and produce data for high quality publications, grant proposals and dissemination to the public. 

This post is fixed term (36 months), full-time (35 hours per week) and is based on-campus.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• PhD in developmental or molecular or translational neuroscience (completed or submitted with viva examination imminent)  
• Essential - expertise in relevant approaches and models, analytical techniques and methods, cell culture techniques, live imaging, molecular biology 
• Desirable - experience in human iPSC derived neuronal and glial cultures, live imaging – calcium imaging
• Experience in writing and publishing research papers in high-quality journals 
• Experience presenting own results at internal and external meetings 

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