Postdoctoral fellow (NCN OPUS)

Position in the project:
Postdoctoral researcher

Number of job offers:
1

Institution:
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Laboratory of Neurodegeneration (www.iimcb.gov.pl)

Requirements:
- Doctoral degree (not earlier than in January 2010) in molecular, cell or developmental biology and/or bioinformatics (with experience in the wet lab);

- Substantial research experience and publication record with at least one first author paper in international recognized journals

- Prior research experience in cell biology, fish biology or bioimaging or all of these;

- Ability to work independently but also as a part of a team;

- Interest in and knowledge of neurobiology;

- Written and spoken fluency in English;

- Creative and independent approach, motivation to work in research, analytical thinking. 

- Experience in calcium imaging and protein biochemistry will be a plus.

Description of tasks:
- Analysis of calcium homeostasis in zebrafish and the role of Stim protein (using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, imaging of calcium signaling in vivo in the brain of 5-day-old zebrafish and in primary neuronal cultures from zebrafish)   

- Identification of Stim-dependent calcium channels by immunoprecipitation and subsequent mass spectrometry, co-localization of selected Stim targets on fixed primary cell cultures from zebrafish larvae and/or whole-mount zebrafish larvae.

- Analysis of behavior of Stim-/- lines.

Application deadline:

24th of September 2017.

Job type:
full-time position, contract of employment, ca. 7083 PLN gross/month for 3 years

How to apply:
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