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Experimental Epilepsy Group Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy |
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Positions available:
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Two
research positions: Post Doctoral Research Associate and Senior Research
Technician Applications are invited for two
Research positions investigating mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in
interneurons, within the Department
of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy based at the Institute of
Neurology, Queen Square, under the supervision of Professor
Dimitri Kullmann. Post
1 - Post Doctoral Research Associate The purpose of this post is to
investigate the mechanisms of long-term plasticity in hippocampal and
cortical interneurons. The post involves electrophysiological and optical
methods to investigate long-term potentation in GABAergic interneurons. It is essential that candidates hold
a PhD in neuroscience, have experience of cellular electrophysiology and
research experience in whole-cell patch-clamp and/or live-cell fluorescence
microscopy. In addition, candidates should have knowledge of in vitro patch clamp
methods, an in-depth understanding of biophysics and quantitative methods and
a background in confocal or multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. The post is available from 1 October
2009 and is funded by by a grant from the European Research Council for 3
years. Starting salary on UCL Grade 7, range £28,839- £35,469 pa, according
to age and experience, plus £2,781 pa London Allowance, superannuable. Post
2 – Senior Research Technician This post involves histological
methods to characterise neurons with immunohistochemical and morphological
methods. It is essential that candidates have
experience of cellular neuroscience, research experience of neuroanatomical
methods, a background in neuroscience or cell biology, knowledge of
neuroanatomy, and histological expertise. The post is available from 1 October
2009 and is funded by by a grant from the European Research Council for 3
years. Starting salary on UCL Grade 7, range £28,839- £35,469 pa, according
to age and experience, plus £2,781 pa London Allowance, superannuable. Informal inquiries regarding the
posts can be directed to Professor Dimitri Kullmann
(d.kullmann[at]ion.ucl.ac.uk) using ‘Research position’ in the subject. Further details of the research
group are available at: http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~dkullman Further details should be obtained
from www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/docs/fp-090801.doc,
or from : Samantha Robinson, Personnel Officer, Institute of Neurology, 23
Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG (email: personnel@ion.ucl.ac.uk) stating
which post you are applying for. Closing
date: 1 November 2009 Recent
vacancies: Post Doctoral Research Associates – 4 posts Experimental Epilepsy and Molecular
Neurosciences Groups Applications are invited for four
post-doctoral research positions investigating novel lentiviral-based
strategies to treat focal epilepsy in the Experimental Epilepsy and Molecular
Neuroscience Groups, based at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square. These
posts are funded by grants from the MRC, Wellcome Trust, and Epilepsy
Research UK for 2 or 3 years. All posts are available from 1 September 2009. Post
1 - Post Doctoral Research Associate: Cellular Neuroscience This senior post doctoral research
position involves using Lentiviral mediated shRNA to alter the course of in
vivo models of focal neocortical epilepsy. The post involves in vivo models
of epilepsy, video EEGs, in vitro electrophysiology, and tissue culture. Applicants should have a PhD and
several years’ post-doctoral research or equivalent in a relevant subject,
experience of in vivo administration of viral particles and reagents, in vivo
models of epilepsy, in vitro patch clamp methods, in-depth understanding of
biophysics and quantitative methods and a background in molecular biology.
The post is available from 1 September 2009 and is funded by the Wellcome
Trust for 3 years. Starting salary on UCL Grade 8 in
the range £36,532 - £38,757pa plus £2,781 London Allowance, superannuable. Post
2 - Post Doctoral Research Associate: Cellular Neuroscience This post doctoral research position
focuses on the design and construction of lentiviral vectors to deliver cDNAs
encoding ion channels and related proteins to epileptic foci. The post
involves extensive molecular biology, and in vitro patch clamp recordings. Applicants should have a PhD or
equivalent in a relevant subject, experience of molecular biology; patch clamp
recordings in vitro, a background in molecular biology and bioinformatics, in
vitro patch clamp methods and an in-depth understanding of biophysics and
quantitative methods. The post is available from 1 September 2009 and is
funded by the MRC for 3 years. Starting salary on UCL Grade 7 in
the range £28,839- £30,594pa plus £2,781 London allowance, superannuable. Post
3 - Post Doctoral Research Associate: Cellular Neuroscience This post doctoral research position
will involve characterising the biophysical impact of lentivirally-driven
changes in gene expression in epileptic foci. The post involves extensive in
vitro and in vivo electrophysiology. Applicants should have PhD or
equivalent in a relevant subject, experience of patch clamp recordings in vitro,
in vitro patch clamp methods and an in-depth understanding of biophysics and
quantitative methods. The post is available from 1 September 2009 and is
funded by the MRC for 3 years. Starting salary on UCL Grade 7 in
the range £28,839 - £30,594pa plus £2,781 London allowance, superannuable. Post
4 - Postdoctoral Research Associate: Cellular Neuroscience Potassium channels in focal
epilepsy. This post doctoral research position involves exploring the role of
potassium channels, both endogenous and lentivirally-expressed, in the
development and treatment of epilepsy. The post involves
immunohistochemistry, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology. Applicants should have a PhD or
equivalent in a relevant subject, experience of patch clamp recordings in vitro,
in vitro patch clamp methods, an in-depth understanding of biophysics and
quantitative methods and a background in immunohistochemistry. The post is
available from 1 September 2009 and is funded by ERUK for 2 years. Starting salary for this post on UCL
Grade 7 in the range £28,839- £31,513pa plus £2,781pa London Allowance,
superannuable. Further details of the research
groups are available at: http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/research/epilepsy/epilepsy_intro.htm
and http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~skaasns/ Further details of the posts can be
obtained from Samantha Robinson, Personnel Officer, UCL Institute of
Neurology, 23 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG (tel: 020 7676 2191 email
personnel@ion.ucl.ac.uk). Alternatively, details can be
obtained from the Institute’s website -
http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/about/vacancies.htm Informal inquiries regarding the posts
can be directed to Dr. Stephanie Schorge (s.schorge[at]ion.ucl.ac.uk),
Professor Dimitri Kullmann or Professor Matthew Walker using ‘Post doctoral
position’ in the subject. Closing
date: 1 July 2009. UCL Taking Action for Equality
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