European Blaschko Visiting Research Fellowship
Department of Pharmacology and the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit,
The University of Oxford
Applications are invited from postdoctoral scientists or PhD students in final stages of
their studies (submit thesis by September 2016) for the above Fellowship. The
fellowship is for 2 years from 1 October 2016 and is attached to Linacre College
(www.linacre.ox.ac.uk), where the visiting fellow may reside and have full rights and
access to facilities.
The successful applicant can join any one of the research groups in the Department
of Pharmacology (www.pharm.ox.ac.uk) including the MRC Brain Network Dynamics
Unit (www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk). Applicants should make contact directly with
potential supervisors and clarify if they would be accepted subject to winning
the competition. They should also specify which group they would like to work with
in their application, along with the contact details of two referees.
Applications are considered from postdoctoral scientists and finishing graduate
students in any area of natural sciences related to the research of the Department
and MRC Unit. In accordance with the terms of the Blaschko Trust preference will be
given to students from all countries in continental Europe whether or not those
countries are members of the EU.
The fellowship will provide a salary of £30,434 -£37,394 pa, college fees and an
award of £2,000 pa for travel to conferences and laboratory expenses. The closing
date for applications is 12 noon on 27 November, and should be submitted online at
https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=
120727. Further enquiries can be made to either Ms Carolyn Thackrah,
carolyn.thackrah@pharm.ox.ac.uk, or Prof Peter Somogyi,
peter.somogyi@pharm.ox.ac.uk.