From owner-drosophila@net.bio.net Mon Jul 22 23:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!news.cs.utah.edu!news.cc.utah.edu!biol-4.biology.utah.edu!user From: rushton@biology.utah.edu (Emma Rushton) Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Subject: postdoctoral position Followup-To: bionet.drosophila Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:36:59 +0000 Organization: Dept. of Biology, University of Utah Lines: 51 Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: biol-4.biology.utah.edu Post-doctoral Positions Our lab is interested in the mechanisms of nervous system development, function and adaptive plasticity. We focus on the synapse as the key site of information transfer within the nervous system. Our approach is to generate genetic mutants which perturb synapse function, and to characterize such mutants at an electrophysiological, ultrastructural, molecular and genetic level. In our work, we use the classical genetic workhorse, Drosophila melanogaster. Our aim is to systematically uncover the genetic and molecular mechanisms by which synapses form and function. Our work has important impact on the fields of neural circuit formation, neurotransmission and higher synaptic functions such as learning and memory. We have recently moved our lab from Cambridge, England to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Utah has an outstanding biological research community with particular strengths in genetics (five Drosophila labs, three C. elegans labs and a huge mouse operation) and neurobiology (60+ labs). In addition, we are living in perhaps the most stunning wild country in America. This includes immediate access to mountains (High Uintas, Wasatch, Rockies), some of the best skiing in the world (6 major resorts within 1 hr drive of the city center) and the amazing canyonlands of southern Utah (Arches, Canyon Lands, Capital Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks). In addition, we have the comforts of a large city (Salt Lake area 1 million +) with excellent parks, theatre, dance, music and restaurants from which to choose. We are looking for post-doctoral fellows (and graduate students) to join our new lab. We are particularly interested in people with expertise in molecular biology techniques and genetics experience (especially in Drosophila). We are also interested in cell biologists, particularly those with expertise in electrophysiology (patch-clamp and two-electrode voltage clamp) and anatomy (EM ultrastructure and confocal). If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we welcome more detailed inquiries. The salary will be in the range of $22-28,000 per year, commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will be expected to raise his/her own salary from independent sources following the initial 6 months. Grant applications will be written with the active assistance of the PI. ***Given the lengthy duration of the grant review process we strongly encourage those interested to contact us at least a year prior to the anticipated start date***. Those interested should contact Kendal Broadie at the following address with inquiries and/or applications including CV and a letter describing your present situation and interest in joining the lab. Dr. Kendal S. Broadie Department of Biology University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 e-mail: broadie@biology.utah.edu .