The Centre is looking for an Animal Technician to join our close-knit team and support animal husbandry, care and welfare within the SWC Neurobiological Research Facility (NRF).  You will work on your own initiative to provide day-to-day care of the animals, maintaining their environment and keeping accurate records including in relation to breeding, and will be provided with training both on-the-job and formally for your own personal and professional development.

The nature of this role means that you will be required to work outside of standard office hours to meet the needs of the animals; this will include working one in three weekends and occasional unsociable hours.

This post is funded until 31 July 2021 in the first instance.

A strong interest in animal care and welfare, an understanding of cage/animal bio-security and previous experience of animal husbandry within a research facility are essential. Great communication and team working skills are key as is the ability to work unsupervised on a daily basis.  You’ll also be computer literate with excellent attention to detail.  Formal training in the form of an IAT qualification or equivalent, and experience in cage washing and sterilisation, are desirable. 

This post is full time with a salary of £24,506 - £27,863 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. 

For  further information download the Information for Candidates (pdf).

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 24 February 2019.

To apply visit UCL's vacancy listings and search for the advert using reference number 1789568.  Click on "Apply Now" at the bottom of the advert to enter the online recruitment portal.

Queries about SWC vacancies and the application process can be sent to swc.hr@ucl.ac.uk.  

The Branco lab is looking for a Research Fellow to provide expertise in advanced patch-clamp electrophysiological recordings and imaging, and apply these techniques in combination to the study of circuits involved in innate defensive behaviours in mice. A focal point of the project will be to analyse processing of visual stimuli, and therefore experience of working in the visual system is highly desirable.

You will perform recordings in vitro and in vivo, with a focus on investigating biophysical properties of neurons and how they control defensive behaviour. You will determine, develop and implement the required experimental paradigms and subsequent data analysis pipeline, and play a major role in the work of the research group through the conduct of research, management of resources, support and training of others, introduction of new ideas and dissemination of research results. 

The post is funded for three years in the first instance.  

You’ll hold a PhD in Neuroscience (or have submitted your thesis prior to appointment), have extensive experience with electrophysiological, imaging and surgical techniques, and computer programming expertise in Python or Matlab. You’ll possess excellent analytical skills and an understanding of statistics, as well as the ability to conduct reproducible research and work collaboratively with colleagues across the SWC. A demonstrable understanding and interest in the Branco lab, and the work of the SWC more broadly, is essential.  

This post is full time with a salary of £35,328 - £42,701 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. 

For  further information download the Information for Candidates (pdf).

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 17 March 2019.

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 09 April 2019.

To apply visit UCL's vacancy listings and search for the advert using reference number 1792117.  Click on "Apply Now" at the bottom of the advert to enter the online recruitment portal.

Queries about SWC vacancies and the application process can be sent to swc.hr@ucl.ac.uk.  

SWC is looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join the Margrie Lab. You’ll work on a project unravelling the neural circuits that mediate visuospatial integration. 

Working in a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment, you will be responsible for organising training and dissemination workshops for new technology. 

The post is funded for three years in the first instance.  

You will have a PhD in Neuroscience (or have submitted your thesis prior to appointment), and computer programming expertise in Python or Matlab. A proven track-record of research in visual neuroscience along with expertise in analysing neurophysiological phenomena and in software architecture (framework development) are required.

You’ll possess excellent analytical skills and an understanding of statistics, as well as the ability to conduct reproducible research and work collaboratively with colleagues across the SWC. A demonstrable understanding and interest in the Margrie lab, and the work of the SWC more broadly, is essential. 

This post is full time with a salary of £35,328 - £42,701 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.  

For  further information download the Information for Candidates (pdf).

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Thursday 28 February 2019.

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 25 March 2019.

To apply visit UCL's vacancy listings and search for the advert using reference number 1793124 .  Click on "Apply Now" at the bottom of the advert to enter the online recruitment portal.

Queries about SWC vacancies and the application process can be sent to swc.hr@ucl.ac.uk.