5-year Postdoctoral Research Associate
Physiology and Biophysics of Mammalian Cochlea – To commence 1 March 2009.
Applications are invited
from PhDs with research training in physiology, neuroscience, physics or
engineering to join an MRC funded research programme to study the physiology and
biophysics of the mammalian cochlea. Our research is directed at exploiting
genetically modified mice to explore the workings of the cochlea. Ideally, but
not necessarily, the candidate will have previous experience of in vivo
measurements and an interest in sensory physiology. Our aim is to develop the
candidate’s scientific strengths and to provide the essential training necessary
to carry out the experiments and for further career development. Our group is
one of four closely related research groups working on the biophysics, molecular
biology, and development of the mammalian cochlea that constitute the Hearing
Group at Sussex. This group has
strong research collaborations and funding with laboratories in Europe and the
A list of representative
publication related to the research topic can be found
at
http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/Andrei_Lukashkin/Personal/Personal_publications.html
Starting salary: £ 30,594 per annum. This full-time post is available for
five years.
Starting date: 1 March
2009
Closing date for
applications: until position is filled.
DPhil research
studentships
Neuroscience (Physiology and Biophysics of Hearing). – To commence October 2009.
The Hearing Group at the University of Sussex is offering a research studentship funded by RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People). The DPhil student will receive supported for up to 4 years to study the physiological mechanisms responsible for genetic hearing loss associated with the modification and deletion of cochlea-specific proteins. The project will involve recording electrical, acoustical and mechanical responses from the periphery of the auditory system, and mathematical modeling of the cochlear responses.
The Hearing Group is a multidisciplinary group and a thorough training will be provided in a wide range of disciplines that will ensure successful completion of the project. The disciplines include whole animal physiology, neurophysiology, biophysics, genetics, cellular and molecular biology, mathematical modeling, although it is anticipated that prospective candidates for the position will have strengths and interests in at least one of the above.
The RNID DPhil studentship scheme has been established to encourage the very best students to become involved in hearing, deafness and tinnitus research in the UK. It is anticipated that students would continue their careers in hearing research after completing their DPhil.
Study information
Study duration: 3 or 4 years depending
on research experience
Study mode: Full-Time
Start month: October 2009
Entry requirements: Candidates with background in Life Science, Engineering and Physics are welcome to apply.
Funding information
Value:
The first year stipend is £16,615 with appropriate annual increment
thereafter. RNID also provides annual conference and training allowance, and
university fees at home-student rate.
Funding applies to:
Overseas applications are welcome but please note that
overseas university fees are not covered by the studentship. Overseas applicants
must ensure they can pay the difference between UK and Overseas fees for the
duration of the degree if they wish to be considered.
Contacts:
Formal applications should be made online
through the University of Sussex web site (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/publications/pgrad2009/applying).
Programme
of Study - DPhil Neuroscience.
For informal enquiries please contact Prof. Ian Russell (i.j.russell@sussex.ac.uk) or Dr. Andrei Lukashkin (a.lukashkin@sussex.ac.uk).
Application deadline: 28 February 2009
Research training programmes (current and past)
We carry out
research training for DPhil students and final year undergraduate Neuroscience,
Biochemistry and Biology Students. In the past we carried out a joint
research-training programme with the Royal Sussex Hospital. To date we have
trained four Research Registrars, one to D.Phil level and three to M. Phil
level. Registrars who have trained in our laboratory have won the Iionos
Registrars prize from the Royal Society of Medicine on 3 consecutive occasions
and have been awarded a Burghard Research Fellowship from the Royal Society of
Surgeons.
Doctorate Research Training Programme
Faculty – training course
Dr Corné Kros -
Physiology and biophysics of hair cells.
Dr Mark Maconochie -Molecular
genetics of inner ear development.
Dr Guy Richardson - The development of
the cochlea.
Professor Ian Russell - The physiology of the
cochlea.
Dr Mikhail Bashtanov – Laser interferometry in the study of the
biophysics and mechanical properties of hair cells.
Dr Richard
Goodyear - Techniques in the study of cochlear development, ultrastructure
and immunohistochemistry of the cochlea.
Dr. Stuart Johnson - Techniques
for studying synaptic transmission in hair cells.
Dr. Kevin Legan -
Techniques in molecular biology and molecular genetics of hearing.
Dr. Andrei Lukashkin – Otoacoustic emissions and modelling
of the cochlea function
Dr Victoria Lukaskina - Techniques for measuring
otoacoustic emissions, basilar membrane motion and receptor potentials in the
cochlea.
Dr Walter Marcotti - Techniques for studying sensory
transduction in hair cells mice.