King's College London

About us:

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Researcher to join a Wellcome Trust collaborative Award led by Prof. Oscar Marin and Prof. Beatriz Rico. As a member of the team, the post-holder will be working in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of researchers in Guy’s Campus, Denmark Hill and UCL.

About the role:

To investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying schizophrenia-related symptoms in animal models (mice), in the context of a collaborative project with clinicians and computational scientists. This project will be supervised by Prof Oscar Marin and Prof Beatriz Rico.

Candidates should have strong experience in stereotaxic surgeries and Electrophysiology recordings in vivo in rodents, as well as experience in the analysis of Electrophysiological signals.

This is a full-time position and you will be offered a fixed term contract until the 1st September 2027.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in Neuroscience
2. Experience in rodent stereotaxic surgeries.
3. Experience in Electrophysiology recordings in vivo in rodents
4. Experience in Electrophysiological signal analysis
5. Papers published from the PhD

Desirable criteria

1. Knowledge of the cerebral cortex
2. Ability to design and troubleshoot research questions

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page where you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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