PhD Candidate: Traumatic Brain Injury & Neurogenesis

KNAW (Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen); Amsterdam; Presencial; EUR 36.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

International environment for research

Mentoring and training opportunities

Personal growth opportunities

Collaborative NIN & SILS environment

Third-party funding opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD student position in the Neurogenesis & Neurodegeneration group. The project studies repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and its links to memory and dementia.

You will use state-of-the-art single-nucleus RNA sequencing to process postmortem human brain samples, manage collection and stratification, and develop in vitro human cell models. The position is funded for four years with potential extension.

Formación

• Master’s degree in biomedical sciences, neuroscience or similar.
• Strong affinity and hands-on experience with coding and omics-related computational analyses.
• Strong affinity and hands-on experience with single-cell transcriptomics.
• Strong experience with (iPSC) cell culture is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Strong organizational skills, methodical and structured approach to work, rigor, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Reliable, collaborative team player who delivers on commitments.
• Genuine passion for scientific research.

Responsabilidades

• Investigate brain responses after repetitive mild traumatic brain injury, focusing on the hippocampus and memory.
• Process postmortem human brain samples using state-of-the-art single-nucleus RNA sequencing pipelines.
• Handle sample collection and stratification and apply computational pipelines to identify cellular programs.
• Establish in vitro human cell models to test causal relationships between targets and phenotypes.
• Collaborate with NIN and SILS teams to align with the joint project.

Conocimientos

Coding & omics analyses

Single-cell transcriptomics

English fluency

Educación

Master’s degree in biomedical sciences, neuroscience or similar

Herramientas

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq)

iPSC culture

Descripción del empleo

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD student position in the Neurogenesis & Neurodegeneration group. The project studies repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and its links to memory and dementia.

You will use state-of-the-art single-nucleus RNA sequencing to process postmortem human brain samples, manage collection and stratification, and develop in vitro human cell models. The position is funded for four years with potential extension.