Applications are invited for an MRC-funded research associate position commencing 1st July 2022. The successful candidate will be based in the Cambridge Laboratory for Research on Impulsive/Compulsive Disorders (CLIC) led by Professor David Belin.
This MRC research project aims to identify the role of striatal astrocytic syncytia in the development of compulsive heroin seeking habits in the rat.
The successful applicant will join a highly interactive group and will ideally have a special interest in the Psychological and neural mechanisms of the individual vulnerability to addiction.
Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant neuroscience subject, preferably neurophysiology/neuropharmacology and a good background in psychology. Relevant experience in behavioural neuroscience, including experimental models of addiction and expertise in one or more of the following: in vivo Fibre photometry, electrophysiology, chemogenetics (DREADD), optogenetics, molecular biology techniques (e.g. qPCR, RNAscope, transcriptomics).
Applicants should have excellent organisational and communication skills, and be able to work well as part of a team.
