Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
Cardiff University School of Medicine
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Based in the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, this post will support a major MRC Project grant investigating the effects of genetic and environmental impacts on the psychiatric risk gene Cacna1c in pre-clinical models.
The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree at PhD level (or nearing completion/submission) in Neuroscience and expertise in behavioural neuroscience methods, molecular neuroscience methods and detailed knowledge of voltage gated calcium channels and their relevance to psychiatric models.
We aim to recruit forward and outward-facing, motivated, passionate individuals who will stimulate new thinking with progressive and inclusive approaches. We are committed to employing people who will bring difference in background, approach, identity and experiences.
This post is full time (35 hours per week), available immediately and is fixed term until 31st July 2021.
Salary: £33,199 - £39,609 per annum (Grade 6).
Closing Date: Sunday, 16 December 2018
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
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