Overview
Research in Munich will be carried out jointly in labs led by Mayumi Kimura (sleep, stress and ageing) and Osborne Almeida (neuroendocrinology of stress and obesity), using state-of-the-art approaches and instrumentation. Projects will involve experimental manipulations (including pharmacological and surgical) in mice, although suitable cellular models will also be used, as appropriate. Work will focus on quantitative analysis of EEG activity, complemented by neuroanatomy (immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization), molecular endocrinology, and behavioural assays of mood and emotion.
Job description
The theme of the work is highly competitive and of considerable importance for improving health throughout life so as to ensure healthy ageing. Individual training will be provided in a range of biomedical research techniques, supplemented by group-based training in relevant theoretical and practical aspects of sleep and homeostatic control; in addition, students will be equipped with all the generic skills necessary for pursuing independent research.
Requirements
Ideally, candidates should have experience in one or more of the experimental approaches mentioned as well as a firm knowledge of the basic principles of neuroscience and physiology; evidence of previous experience (undergraduate theses, publications) will help the selection process. Candidates who do not have direct relevant experience will be considered if they provide a short, but convincing, statement about why these themes interest them and what they expect to bring to the projects.
Applicants should have internationally recognized qualifications; only those demonstrating excellence will be considered. Applicants who are completing their undergraduate degrees may apply, provided they can substantiate their expectations of good final degrees.
Payment
The project will be financed by the SWITCHBOX Consortium, funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (currently under negotiation under FP7-HEALTH.2010.2.2.2-2, Homeostasis in human development and its effects on lifespan). The Consortium involves 5 European countries (France, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Hungary), providing a highly international research environment.
Contract, payment and social benefits will be in accordance with the regulations of the German TVoeD (salary agreement for the public service employees).
Application
Applications are accepted preferably as PDF, including names of 1 - 2 referees with contact information, should be sent to
bewerbung@mpipsykl.mpg.de
or
Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry
Personal Department - SWITCHBOX
Kraepelinstraße 2, D-80804 Munich, Germany
Only individuals who have the citizenship of a member country of the European Union are encouraged to apply.
Women are especially encouraged to apply and handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment.
Deadline for applications: November 15th, 2010.
Contact
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie
Mayumi Kimura or Osborne Almeida
Kraepelinstr. 2-10
80804 München
E-mail: kimura@mpipsykl.mpg.de or osa@mpipsykl.mpg.de
Further information
Website of the Institute
www.mpipsykl.mpg.de
Source: http://www.mpg.de/english/careerOpportunities/jobOffers/extern/psychiatrie/stellenangebot207/index.html
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
Research in Munich will be carried out jointly in labs led by Mayumi Kimura (sleep, stress and ageing) and Osborne Almeida (neuroendocrinology of stress and obesity), using state-of-the-art approaches and instrumentation. Projects will involve experimental manipulations (including pharmacological and surgical) in mice, although suitable cellular models will also be used, as appropriate. Work will focus on quantitative analysis of EEG activity, complemented by neuroanatomy (immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization), molecular endocrinology, and behavioural assays of mood and emotion.
Job description
The theme of the work is highly competitive and of considerable importance for improving health throughout life so as to ensure healthy ageing. Individual training will be provided in a range of biomedical research techniques, supplemented by group-based training in relevant theoretical and practical aspects of sleep and homeostatic control; in addition, students will be equipped with all the generic skills necessary for pursuing independent research.
Requirements
Ideally, candidates should have experience in one or more of the experimental approaches mentioned as well as a firm knowledge of the basic principles of neuroscience and physiology; evidence of previous experience (undergraduate theses, publications) will help the selection process. Candidates who do not have direct relevant experience will be considered if they provide a short, but convincing, statement about why these themes interest them and what they expect to bring to the projects.
Applicants should have internationally recognized qualifications; only those demonstrating excellence will be considered. Applicants who are completing their undergraduate degrees may apply, provided they can substantiate their expectations of good final degrees.
Payment
The project will be financed by the SWITCHBOX Consortium, funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (currently under negotiation under FP7-HEALTH.2010.2.2.2-2, Homeostasis in human development and its effects on lifespan). The Consortium involves 5 European countries (France, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Hungary), providing a highly international research environment.
Contract, payment and social benefits will be in accordance with the regulations of the German TVoeD (salary agreement for the public service employees).
Application
Applications are accepted preferably as PDF, including names of 1 - 2 referees with contact information, should be sent to
bewerbung@mpipsykl.mpg.de
or
Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry
Personal Department - SWITCHBOX
Kraepelinstraße 2, D-80804 Munich, Germany
Only individuals who have the citizenship of a member country of the European Union are encouraged to apply.
Women are especially encouraged to apply and handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment.
Deadline for applications: November 15th, 2010.
Contact
Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie
Mayumi Kimura or Osborne Almeida
Kraepelinstr. 2-10
80804 München
E-mail: kimura@mpipsykl.mpg.de or osa@mpipsykl.mpg.de
Further information
Website of the Institute
www.mpipsykl.mpg.de
Source: http://www.mpg.de/english/careerOpportunities/jobOffers/extern/psychiatrie/stellenangebot207/index.html
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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