Pre-Announcement: Post-doctoral Positions in Scotland
Posted by Stefan Hoppler, on 21 May 2019
Closing Date: 15 March 2021
Pre-Announcement:
Post-Doctoral Positions in Scotland
(St Andrews & Aberdeen)
Two BBSRC-funded post-doctoral positions will become available as part of a collaboration between the Universities of St Andrews and Aberdeen:
- evolutionary developmental biologist (three years, currently proposed start date 1 January 2020, mostly based in St Andrews)
- molecular developmental biologist/RNA molecular biologist (three years, currently proposed start date 1 January 2020, mostly based in Aberdeen)
The collaboration will study evolution of Wnt signalling and alternative transcript expression, splicing and function.
A BHF-funded position will become available in Aberdeen:
- theoretical biologist/bioinformatician/mathematician/physicist (three years, flexible start date, e.g. 1 August 2019)
This project will model and simulate Gene-Regulatory Networks controlling heart muscle (cardiomyocyte) cell differentiation as part of a BHF Programme Grant in collaboration with two laboratory developmental biologist already working with stem cells and embryos, respectively.
These positions have not yet been officially advertised. At this early stage, informal enquiries are encouraged to Dave Ferrier <dekf@st-andrews.ac.uk> and Stefan Hoppler <s.p.hoppler@abdn.ac.uk>. Official announcements with more details will follow as soon as possible.