PhD candidate "When vascular clearance fails: can brain networks be restored?"

Official university vacancy imported from University of Amsterdam. Details are presented for discovery and may change. Confirm the latest requirements and apply on the official source.

• complete and defend a PhD thesis within the official appointment duration of four years;
• use multidisciplinary approaches (patch-clamp, optogenetics, mouse behaviour, stereotaxic surgery) to measure/manipulate thalamic circuits and behaviour;
• perform your experiments in a systematic and well controlled manner;
• keep accurate records by thoroughly documenting and organising your work;
• stay on top of the relevant scientific literature;
• discuss your work in our lab meetings, incorporate feedback and give input to others;
• assist in teaching and supervise BSc/MSc students during their research internship;
• participate in the Faculty of Science PhD and Graduate School Neurosciences training programmes.
• learn a wide variety of experimental and data analysis techniques;
• build a network as part of our (inter)national collaborations;
• present your work at (inter)national meetings;
• continuously hone your academic, professional and personal skills;
• contribute to the science communication and outreach activities of the lab.
• a recent MSc degree in the neurosciences (or a related area);
• a strong interest in aging biology and Alzheimer’s disease;
• a strong intrinsic motivation and aptitude for fundamental research (reflected by your training record);
• an Art. 9 qualification (or the willingness to become Art. 9 qualified);
• willingness to work with mice;
• willingness to supervise BSc and/or MSc students during their internship;
• fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Dr. Gil Vantomme, Assistant Professor, g.vantomme@uva.nl
• Dr. Erwin van Vliet, Associate Professor, E.A.vanVliet@uva.nl
• a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
• a letter of motivation;
• the names and email addresses of two references who can be contacted.