BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
The Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as a research assistant to circuit neuroscience for the period 15 October 2023-31 July 2024. The position is a fixed-term part-time position of 10 hours weekly, with a possibility to increase hours pr. 1 February 2024.
The Department of Biomedicine prioritizes diversity and a good work environment, as this is a prerequisite for groundbreaking research. In a diverse and international research environment, dedicated employees are looking to generate new knowledge within biomedical research areas such as infection and inflammation, membranes, neuroscience, and personalized medicine. The Department of Biomedicine provides research-based teaching of the highest quality and is responsible for a large part of the medical degree program. Academic staff contribute to the teaching. English is the preferred language in the laboratory, at meetings, and at seminars. The department employs approx. 500 people from all over the world, and they make use of the department's modern laboratory-, core- and animal facilities. The Department of Biomedicine focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration with business and industry, and numerous researchers from the department have established companies to develop new medicinal treatments founded in professional scientific basic research. You can read more about the department here and about the faculty here.
Your job responsibilities
As a research assistant, your primary tasks are conducting animal experiments, analyzing imaging data with Matlab, and writing papers. You contribute to the development of the department through teaching and research of high international quality. In your daily work, you have close interaction with competent colleagues.
Your main tasks will consist of:
- Research within visual system and circuit neuroscience.
- Teaching and assignment supervision of Bachelor and/or Master students in the laboratory.
- In vivo two-photon calcium imaging from the awake head-fixed mouse superior colliculus.
- Brain surgery for injecting viral vectors into the mouse superior colliculus.
- Data analysis of calcium imaging with machine learning using Matlab
- Write papers for international peer-reviewed journals.
Your competences
You have a background in the visual system and circuit neuroscience and experience with two-photon imaging from the mouse superior colliculus. If necessary, supplement with specific expectations for the position in question.
As a person, you have good interpersonal skills, are inclusive and team-oriented, and can contribute to a good work environment.
We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English.
In order to be assessed as qualified for the position, you must meet these academic criteria.
Questions about the position
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Group Leader Keisuke Yonehara: keisuke.yonehara@dandrite.au.dk.
Your place of work will be the Department of Biomedicine, Ole Worms Alle 8, Building 1182, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
We expect to conduct interviews as end of August or start September.
Terms of employment
- Appointment as a research assistant requires academic qualifications at master's degree level.
- Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
- The appointment is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
- Remuneration is in accordance with the above, and the Salary agreement catalogue for staff at Health.
- Further information on qualification requirements and job description can be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Application
Your application must include the following:
- Motivated application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Diploma
- Template for applicant - other academic positions
- A list of publications can be uploaded if relevant for the position
- A teaching portfolio can be uploaded if relevant for the position. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
- References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the recruitment system
We refer to the faculty’s Guidelines for applicants.
The assessment committee may decide to include non-submitted material in its statement. In such cases, you will be informed and obliged to submit material, unless your application is withdrawn.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Ole Worms Allé 4, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-08-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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