Research tech / lab manager

We are looking for a a research technician / lab manager willing to stay with us for a long time (initial contract 6 years), help us run the animal colony and histology work, and support various research projects. Further details and application form here, advert closes on April 30th 2024

[This post is not suited to recent graduates who want to gain experience before applying to PhD programmes, we really need a long-term person]

Postdocs

March 2024: we are hiring! We will soon start advertising for a postdoc to lead our in vivo imaging + optogenetics work (new 2P with SLM incoming!). Flexible starting date, formal adverts out soon. In the meantime, feel free to reach out informally to Elisa if you are interested explaining why you would be a great fit.

At any time, if you are interested in our science and would like to discuss applying for fellowships (e.g., EMBO, HFSP, Wellcome Trust Early Careeer Awards, Cambridge Herchel Smith, Branco Weiss, DFG, L’Oréal-UNESCO, EU Marie Curie), email Elisa ideally one year before your proposed start date.

PhD Students

The lab welcomes students who secured a funded scholarship, for instance via the Cambridge Trust, Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, or similar funding via Cambridge Colleges. Please be mindful of elegibility criteria (e.g., academic, residency) and timelines. If we think that you would be a good prospective colleague, we will help you drafting a cool project and preparing the funding application. Usually the Cambridge funding deadline is in early January for an October start, so if you want to apply contact Elisa well ahead of time to discuss projects and fit with the lab.

Master Students

MPhil students are encouraged to apply to the taught programs administered from PDN (Basic and Translational Neuroscience, Developmental Biology), and choose our lab for their research projects – no need to contact Elisa before being accepted into the programs. Alternatively, they can join the lab for a year-long research-only MPhil, and in this case you will need to email Elisa well in advance. We are also happy to consider visiting students wishing to do their final research project in the lab (Erasmus – like).

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MPhil/PhD applications for an October 2024 start are now closed

Summer placements: we do not have the funding nor the capacity to take on students in summer 2024. If you are looking for a funded summer internship, check out the Experience Postgrad Life Sciences scheme: it’s excellent and some of our neuro colleagues offer projects on it