Job ID: 105443

Postdoctoral Fellow with background in neuroscience, genomics, and/or biomedical sciences

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 16 April 2023

City: Trondheim

Country: Norway

Institution: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Department: Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience

Description:

The Kentros lab at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway makes molecular genetic tools specific to individual neuronal cell types (NCTs) and uses them to investigate the neural circuitry of memory and related diseases of the brain.

We are looking for motivated young scientists to join our group at the postdoctoral level to advance projects focusing on the role of distinct NCTs in normal and pathological brain function, particularly as it relates to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

We are looking for candidates with published experience in cell and molecular neurobiology, with special emphasis on those candidates with expertise in transcriptomic and epigenomic approaches, viral vectors, and models of AD.

Duties of the position

  • Leading a research project focusing on the role of distinct cell types in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
  • Stereotaxic surgery on rodents, immunohistochemistry, transcriptomic and genomic analyses.

See advertisement for full list of required and preferred selection criteria: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/239891

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Cliff Kentros, email: clifford.kentros@ntnu.no.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Simon A. Berger, e-mail: simon.berger@ntnu.no.

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation.

Application deadline: 16.04.2023