Postdoctoral Research Fellow
4 weeks ago
Full-time, 35 hours per week
Fixed-Term, 3 years in first instance with possibility of extension.
The Opportunity:
Join the Hasel Lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Edinburgh Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and UK Dementia Research Institute (see ) to explore how astrocytes at the borders of the brain contribute to brain function and dysfunction in disease.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- PhD or MD earned or expected in a relevant discipline (neuroscience, biology, etc.).
- Expertise in molecular biology, working with mice and processing of brain tissue.
- Experience with microscopy and image analysis.
- Experience with or desire to learn generating and analysing single cell RNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics data.
£39,347 to £46,974 per annum
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