Please note that applications for this position close on Thursday 12th
November
Salary Range: £33,860 - £42,830 per annum
South Kensington Campus
Full time, fixed-term until the 30th November 2018
The Centre for Neurotechnology forms part of the cross-departmental
Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London. The
Centre, in association with the Department of Bioengineering, hosts
world-class experimental facilities for research at the interface
between neuroscience and engineering. The Centre has recently initiated a
philanthropically funded project on the application of biomedical
engineering principles to understand how the progression of Alzheimer’s
disease affects information processing in cortical circuits, and test
new therapeutic interventions.
Applications are invited for the above post to work with Dr Simon
Schultz on in vivo two photon imaging of calcium signals in the
dendrites of neocortical pyramidal cells. The aim of this work is to
understand how synaptic integration changes during the progression of
Alzheimer’s disease, and to test the effects on dendrites of new
therapeutic strategies being developed for the treatment of Alzheimer’s.
Candidates must have a doctoral degree or equivalent in neuroscience,
physics, engineering, or similar. Prior experience with two photon
imaging or whole cell patch clamp electrophysiology in a neuroscience
context is a requirement. Preference will be given to candidates with
both a strong experimental background, and experience in quantitative
neurophysiological data analysis.
This post will be based at the South Kensington Campus.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Simon Schultz, email:
s.schultz@imperial.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to
this email address will not be accepted
Please see the job advertisement here:
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/553791-research-associate-two-photon-imaging-of-alzheimer-s-disease
or by searching for position EN20150347FH on the Imperial College jobs
page:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/job-applicants/