Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Fixed term contract - 12 months

Full time - 35 hours per weeks

The opportunity:

A postdoc is required for 12 months to contribute to innovative research into understanding the role of glial cells is Parkinson’s disease in a collaborative project (Prof Chandran, Prof Dario Alessi -MRC-PPU Dundee) group within the UK Dementia Research Institute, planning and conducting experiments, analysing and interpreting data. The postdoc will take a lead in the dissemination of their own findings via academic publications and presentations, as well as involving and engaging the public.

This post is 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) (Desirable)
• Essential - expertise in relevant approaches and models, analytical techniques and methods cell culture, molecular biology (Desirable)
• Desirable - experience in human stem cells derived neuronal and glial cultures, Seahorse metabolic studies, proteomics (Desirable)
• Experience in writing and publishing research papers in high-quality journals
• Experience presenting own results at internal and external meetings

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