Postdoctoral fellow in electrophysiology, Stockholm, Sweden

Via www.naturejobs.com. Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position on 'Cellular and network mechanisms in the neuroendocrine system' at the Dept. of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

The laboratory is interested in determining the properties of neurons and networks in the hypothalamus that underlie control of hormone secretion in the pituitary. They have recently presented a novel model for the dopaminergic inhibition of prolactin release that allows lactation to take place only during nursing in women and in men not at all and are now investigating several aspects of the network oscillations described in tuberoinfundibular dopamine neurons. This project is funded by a grant from the European Research Council.

The successful candidate should hold a PhD in neuroscience, proficiency in spoken and written English and 2+ years documented experience in whole cell patch clamp or intra-cellular recording – the project is heavily focused on slice electrophysiology and solid experience from these techniques is a substantial advantage. The position is available from autumn 2012 - the closing date for applications is 31 August 2012.

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