Research Technician - Neuroscience

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RESEARCH TECHNICIAN - NEUROSCIENCE

Employer
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Location
Rome
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
17 Apr 2024
Discipline
Life Science
Job Type
Research Assistant
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
Professional certification
Sector
Academia
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ABOUT THE TEAM/JOB

The Gross group at EMBL Rome is looking for a Research Technician who will participate in neuroscience research as part of an interdisciplinary team of young scientists working within a highly collaborative international environment. The Gross group uses a combination of in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology, ethological behavior assessment, and molecular genetics neural monitoring and manipulation tools to study how social behaviors in mice are controlled and adapted to a changing environment. The person appointed to this position will be responsible for supporting and collaborating with other members of the team and will have demonstrated expertise in some or all of the following methods: in vivo electrophysiology, in vivo calcium imaging, optogenetics, histology, and rodent behavior assessment and analysis.

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

We are Europe’s research laboratory for the life sciences – an intergovernmental organisation performing scientific research in disciplines including molecular biology, physics, chemistry and computer science. We are an international, innovative and interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1900 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.
Our mission is to offer vital services in training scientists, students and visitors at all levels; to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences and actively engage in technology transfer activities, and to integrate European life science research. The working language of the institute is English.
In your online application, you will be asked to include a cover letter and a CV. Please indicate in the cover letter which skills you have and in which tasks you would like to be involved.
Please note that appointments on fixed term contracts can be renewed up to 9 years in total, depending on circumstances at the time of the review.
EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we implement best practices in research assessment in our recruitment processes here.

In addition to the above tasks, the postholder will have a key role in general laboratory management and organization, the maintenance of laboratory supplies and equipment, training of lab members in essential techniques, supervision of trainees where needed, and the provision of general support for group members throughout their scientific projects.