阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校阿尔茨海默病和额颞叶失智症方向的博士后招聘

Postdoctoral fellowships are available in the laboratory of Dr. Erik Roberson (www.uab.edu/roberson) to study molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. Our work focuses on the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia using mouse and cell models, with an emphasis on questions of translational importance. Multiple fully funded positions are available immediately, working in areas including tau, hyperexcitability, and interneuron dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease and progranulin gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia.

The lab is a dynamic and interactive group, based within one of the leading neurodegeneration research institutes, the highly collaborative Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics at UAB. Prior fellows in the lab have been successful in obtaining both academic faculty and industry positions as well as independent funding including the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award.

Candidates must possess a Ph.D., M.D., or both, and should be highly motivated, creative, and productive, with excellent oral and written communication skills. A strong publication record is important. Expertise with mouse models, stereotaxic surgery, EEG, and/or synaptic physiology in slice preparations is particularly desirable.

Please send Curriculum Vitae, statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for three references to Dr. Roberson, eroberson@uabmc.edu.

About UAB:
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is ranked in the top 10 among public universities for NIH funding. A broad and collegial environment for neuroscience research is facilitated by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center, a network of over 200 basic, translational, and clinical faculty from 23 departments. Neurodegeneration is a particular strength spanning both basic and clinic research.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of ethnicity, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.