PhD fellowship in sleep neurophysiology at Department of Neuroscience
We are offering a PhD fellowship in sleep neurophysiology commencing 1 October 2019 or as soon as possible hereafter.
Our group and research
The Kornum Lab explores sleep biology in health and disease. Our focus is to understand sleep-wake neurophysiology and how the immune system affects the sleep regulating networks of the brain. We are particularly interested in the hypocretin/orexin neurons, their signaling, and their involvement in the sleep disorder narcolepsy and in sleep-wake regulation during sickness in general.
Project description
The aim of the project is to explore a novel pathway in sleep regulation and how it is affected in the sleep disorder narcolepsy type 1. The project will use in vivo neurophysiological methods including sleep-wake assessment with eeg/emg-measurements in mice.
Principal supervisor is Associate Professor Birgitte Rahbek Kornum, Department of Neuroscience, E-mail: kornum@sund.ku.dk
Start: 1 October 2019
Duration: 3 years as a PhD student
Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:
- Carry through an independent research project under supervision
- Take part in the daily life of the research group
- Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS points
- Participate in active research environments including a stay at another research team
- Obtain experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
- Teach and disseminate your knowledge
- Write a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project
Key criteria for the assessment of applicants
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project. In addition the applicant must have practical experience with conducting sleep eeg/emg measurements in mice, and be certified to work with animals in a research setting.
Other important criteria are:
- The grade point average achieved
- Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
- Previous publications
- Relevant work experience
- Other professional activities
- Curious mind-set with a strong interest in systems neuroscience
- Language skills
Place of employment
The place of employment is at Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include fully equipped modern laboratories for both in vitro and in vivo neuroscience.
Terms of employment
The employment as PhD fellow is full time and for 3 years.
It is conditioned upon the applicant’s successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project.
The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree. Salary, pension and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary begins around 26.755 DKK /approx. 3.567 EUR (April 2018-level) plus pension.
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