Senior Postdoctoral Researcher: Alpha-Synuclein Seeding Lead

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The Translational Neuropathology Group at the University of Oxford seeks a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a defined laboratory workstream within the ASAP-funded project on deciphering the Aggregatome in Parkinson’s disease.

Reporting to Professor Laura Parkkinen, you will develop research questions, implement experimental strategies, supervise junior researchers and manage resources; you will collaborate with the ASAP network and contribute to grant development and open-science reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Oxford research workstream focused on measuring α-synuclein seeding activity across human brain tissue and biofluids.
• Independently develop research questions and experimental strategies within the agreed programme.
• Supervise junior researchers, coordinate specialist laboratory activities and manage resources allocated to their workstream.
• Collaborate closely with the ASAP network, contribute to grant development and project reporting, and ensure rigorous governance and open-science sharing.

Job description

The Translational Neuropathology Group at the University of Oxford seeks a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a defined laboratory workstream within the ASAP-funded project on deciphering the Aggregatome in Parkinson’s disease.

Reporting to Professor Laura Parkkinen, you will develop research questions, implement experimental strategies, supervise junior researchers and manage resources; you will collaborate with the ASAP network and contribute to grant development and open-science reporting.