Postdoc position in Molecular Neuroscience at Ecole Normale Supérieure
(Paris)
Team: “Glutamate Receptors” ( http://www.biologie.ens.fr/neuronr/ )
Location: Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS),
Paris, France
Start date: September 2012.
We seek to hire a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to work on
the subunit-specific allosteric regulation of NMDA receptors using a
combination of molecular, biophysical and structural approaches
(receptor engineering, cellular electrophysiology, 3D modeling, ligand
docking etc…). The candidate should have a background in cellular
electrophysiology and molecular approaches. The candidate should also
show a strong interest in molecular and cellular neuroscience with
special focus on receptor/ion channel function and pharmacology.
Candidates with a background at the interface between biology and
chemistry are welcome. The project is to be developed in the team of
Pierre Paoletti at the Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale
Supérieure (IBENS) in Paris, a team that has international recognition
for its work on the structure, function and pharmacology of NMDA
receptors. The position is funded for at least two years.
IBENS is a leading biology institute in Europe that gathers several
world-class researchers in fields ranging from genetics and genomics,
developmental biology, systems biology and neuroscience. IBENS is
located in the center of Paris (Latin Quarter) in a highly stimulating
and dynamic environment, close by to several other top research
institutions (Institut Curie, Collège de France…).
Please send a CV and brief statement of research experience to: Pierre
Paoletti (pierre.paole...@ens.fr)
Selection of publications from the host team:
• Hatton and Paoletti (2005) Neuron, 46, 261-274
• Gielen et al. (2008) Neuron, 57, 80-93.
• Mony et al. (2009) Molecular Pharmacology, 75, 60-74.
• Sensi et al. (2009) Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10, 780-791. (Review)
• Gielen et al. (2009) Nature, 459, 703-707.
• Nozaki et al. (2011) Nature Neuroscience, 14, 1017-1082.
• Mony et al. (2011) EMBO Journal, 30, 3134-3146.
• Riou et al. (2012) PLoS ONE, 7(4):e35134.
