Postdoc Position in Neuroepigenetics

Postdoctoral position is available with the joint mentorship in the Sutton and Iwase laboratories, which combine　expertise of synaptic plasticity and epigenetics, at the University of Michigan Medical School.

Sutton lab:https://www.umms.med.umich.edu/facultysearch/facultyPage.do?facUniqname=masutton
Iwase lab: https://www.brainchromatindynamics.com/

Candidate will be able to conduct discovery-oriented research in the unique collaborative environment. Candidate will be able to use electrophysiology, neuroimaging, mouse models, chromatin biochemistry, functional genomics/informatics to explore the roles of new epigenetic regulators in activity-dependent processes in the central nervous system. Our laboratories are closely linked with multiple basic and clinical programs within the departments of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Human Genetics, and Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute.

This position will be supported by the PRISMS foundation (http://www.prisms.org/). The Salary range: $48,000 ~ $55,000 per year, plus a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to appoint and supervise one or more paid undergraduate to work on projects of your choice. The appointment of this position is at least 2 years. The University of Michigan Medical School is a largest biomedical research enterprise located in Ann Arbor, one of the safest and most educated cities of the United States (http://www.annarborusa.org/live-here/facts-rankings).

We are looking for highly-motivated individual who meets the qualification below
•　Ph.D. in neurobiology/molecular and cell biology/bioinformatics or related discipline.
•　Excellent oral and written communication skills
•　Experiences in one or more of the following fields preferred, but not required: synaptic plasticity, genetics, epigenetics.

Qualified candidates are invited to send the following materials to masutton@umich.edu
or siwase@umich.edu
•　Curriculum vitae
•　Optional description of present and future scientific endeavors

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