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Faculty of Biological Sciences

Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology

Research Fellow

£29,972-£35,788 p.a. (due to funding limitations it is unlikely that an appointment will be made higher than £29,972)

University Grade 7

24 months fixed term

Project Title: The role of chemokines in trigeminal central sensitization and chronic oro-facial pain

This BBSRC-funded post is to support a collaborative project between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and Pfizer (Cambridge). The project aims are to characterise the expression of selected chemokines and their receptors in the trigeminal system, to investigate their role in hyperexcitability and central signalling, to establish their contribution to the development of trigeminal neuropathic/inflammatory pain and to provide new translational opportunities for the development of improved therapies for chronic oro-facial pain. The project is multidisciplinary and involves neuroanatomical, pharmacological and in vitro electrophysiological techniques therefore you should have experience in at least one these methods.

A background in pain research is desirable but not essential. You will have a PhD, or be close to completion, in Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology or another relevant biomedical subject. You will be an enthusiastic, dedicated and self-motivated scientist who is able to work independently and as part of the team.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Anne King at a.e.king@leeds.ac.uk or 0113 343 4243.

To apply, please click on the apply button to visit our website. When applying, you must submit a 2-page research proposal and indicate how you will fund your research in the future.

Closing date: 8 February 2012.