Job ID: 121895

2 Postdoctoral positions to investigate the cellular mechanisms of abnormal oscillations in schizophrenia

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 28 February 2025

Employment Start Date: 1 May 2025

Contract Length: Initially 2 years, up to 5 years

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Institution: King's College London

Department: Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Description:

The Marín and Rico Labs are interested in understanding the development of cortical

neurons and how they are organised in functional networks, with a particular emphasis

on cortical GABAergic circuitries and their implications on neurodevelopmental

disorders (Modol et al., Neuron 2024; Fisher et al., Neuron 2024; Bernard et al., Science

2022; Shi et al., Science 2021; Favuzzi, Deogracias et al., Science 2019; Favuzzi et al

Neuron 2017; del Pino, Brotons-Mas et al Nature Neuroscience 2017; Neuron 2013).

We are looking for highly motivated post-doctoral scientists to unveil the cellular

mechanisms underlying schizophrenia-related symptoms in mice, in the context of a

collaborative project with clinicians and computational scientists.

The Centre for Developmental Neurobiology and the MRC Centre for

Neurodevelopmental Disorders are world-leading centres in the field of developmental

neuroscience and brain disorders, situated in central London.

Requirements

Essential

▪ PhD in Neuroscience

▪ Research experience with electrophysiology in vivo

Desirable

▪ Research experience in the cerebral cortex

Applicants should sent an email to Oscar

Marín (oscar.marin@kcl.ac.uk) and Beatriz Rico (beatriz.rico@kcl.ac.uk) including: (1) A

brief paragraph of past achievements and motivation; (2) CV; and (3) contact information

of two scientists from whom references could bev requested.