PhD position in “humanized” models of disease


We are interested in recruiting a motivated candidate for applying to a predoctoral fellowship from the Basque Governement, FPU program or La Caixa Foundation. The PhD candidate will cover an Early-Stage Research (ESR) position for developing a PhD thesis at the Department of Neuroscience (UPV/EHU) and at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience (ACHUCARRO). The successful candidate will use the pluripotent stem cell (ESC/iPSC) technology to generate human neurons and astrocytes and study the contribution of human astroglia to neurodegeneration in models of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer´s disease.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment and will benefit from access to frontline technical resources, under the supervision of the Principal Investigators of the project Drs. Fabio Cavaliere and Amaia Arranz. More information at:
https://www.achucarro.org/en/research/group/laboratory-of-humanized-models-of-disease
https://www.achucarro.org/people/fabio-cavaliere
https://www.achucarro.org/en/facilities

Requirements:

  • High academic record (>8) to apply for regional, national and international calls
  • Master’s degree in Neuroscience, Molecular Biology or any related field
  • Fluency in written and spoken English

    Application:

    Candidates should send a cover letter stating their willingness to take up the position and their CV (including the degree’s academic record) to Drs. Amaia Arranz (amaia.arranz@achucarro.org) and/or Fabio Cavaliere (fabio.cavaliere@ehu.eus), indicating «PhD candidate» in the subject header no later than November 15th 2019.