Postdoctoral fellow

Job vacancy "Postdoctoral fellow" - Department of Cellular Neurophysiology

The Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Science is looking for suitable candidates for a job position of Postdoctoral fellow for the Department of Cellular Neurophysiology.

Job description:

• participation in research into the role of glial cells (especially astrocytes and NG2 glia) in the pathophysiology of the central nervous system

• work with laboratory animals (crossbreeding, surgeries, behavioral testing)

• modern microscopic techniques (fluorescence microscopy, Ca2+ imaging)

• electrophysiology (patch-clamp method in vitro or in acute tissue slices)

• methods of cell biology (immunocyto/histochemistry, preparation of cell cultures, preparation of single-cell suspension for FACS, RT-qPCR, RNAseq)

Our requirements:

• Ph.D. degree in biology, medicine or chemistry

• enthusiasm for research work

• independence, reliability, flexibility, willingness to implement and optimize new techniques

• active knowledge of English

• experience with publishing activity

• PC skills

• experience with above mentioned methods is an advantage

• certificate confirming qualification and professional competence (designing experiments and experimental projects) in the field of experimental animal use according to § 15e paragraph 2a) of Act No. 246/1992 on the Protection of Animals against Cruelty is an advantage

We offer:

• full-time employment

• stable working environment of a public research institution

• interesting work in an academic environment in an international research group

• 5 weeks of vacation + 5 sick days

• meal voucher lump sum

• availability of campus kindergarten

• fixed-term employment contract (3 years) with the possibility of extension (three-month probationary period)

Start date: immediately

Place of work: Prague 4 - Krč

More information about the Institute of Experimental Medicine at http://www.iem.cas.cz/en/research/departments/department-of-cellular-neurophysiology/

Applications for the selection procedure together with a structured CV should be sent to: [email protected] . If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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