<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><h1 class="heading" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; line-height: 64px; max-width: 737px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95);"><span class="">PhD position in Biomedical Sciences/Neuroscience</span></h1><div class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">To apply follow this link: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/academic-staff/?q=1875&descr=Doctoral-scholarship-holder-Biomedical-Sciences/Neuroscience" class="">https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/academic-staff/?q=1875&descr=Doctoral-scholarship-holder-Biomedical-Sciences/Neuroscience</a></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences<br class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Regime Full-time</div><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Let’s shape the future - University of Antwerp</strong></p><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The <a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">University of Antwerp</a> is a dynamic, forward-thinking, European university. We offer an innovative academic education to more than 20 000 students, conduct pioneering scientific research and play an important service-providing role in society. We are one of the largest, most international and most innovative employers in the region. With more than 6000 employees from 100 different countries, we are helping to build tomorrow's world every day. Through top scientific research, we push back boundaries and set a course for the future – a future that you can help to shape.</p><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Bio-Imaging Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences is looking for a full-time <strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">doctoral scholarship holder in the field of Biomedical Sciences/Neuroscience</strong></p><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Position</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; list-style: none; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You will work actively on the preparation and defence of a PhD thesis in the field of Biomedical Sciences/Neuroscience. The PhD project will use state-of-the-art techniques including MRI, fiberoptic photometry, electrophysiology, behaviour, and neuromodulations tools (chemogenetics/DREADDs and/or optogenetics) specifically targeting neurons in the basal forebrain to alleviate behavioural and brain network deficits of rodent models of neurodegeneration (Alzheimer’s Disease).</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You will publish scientific articles related to the research project.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You will carry out a limited number of teaching and research support tasks for the Bio-Imaging Lab.</li></ul><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Profile</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; list-style: none; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You hold a Master degree in neuroscience, biomedical sciences, cognitive science, engineering or related fields or you will have obtained it by the time you start work.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You can demonstrate excellent study results.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s <a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uantwerp/organisation/mission-and-vision/three-core-tasks/education/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uantwerp/organisation/mission-and-vision/three-core-tasks/education/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">educational vision</a>.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and <a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research/management/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research/management/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">university research policies</a>.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You have a FELASA C attest or you are willing to obtain one.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You are fluent in English and have strong communication skills.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">Preferably you have experience with (small-animal) imaging or electrophysiology</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">Experience in one or more of: imaging, mathematics, computational neuroscience, programming (e.g., Matlab/Python/C/…) will be considered as a bonus.</li></ul><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">What we offer</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; list-style: none; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">We offer a doctoral scholarship for a period of two years. Following a positive evaluation, the scholarship can be renewed once for another two-year period.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">The planned start date is 1 January 2022 or as soon as possible after that date.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">Your monthly scholarship amount is calculated according to the <a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/what-do-we-offer/salaries/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/what-do-we-offer/salaries/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">scholarship amounts </a>for doctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: <em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Bijzonder Academisch Personeel</em>, BAP).</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You will do most of your work at Campus Drie Eiken (CDE) in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp <a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/uantwerp-as-an-employer/hr-policy/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/uantwerp-as-an-employer/hr-policy/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">here</a>.</li></ul><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Want to apply?</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; list-style: none; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including <strong class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">2 December 2021</strong> (by midnight Brussels time). Click on the 'Apply' button, complete the online application form and be sure to include the following attachments: a motivation letter, your academic CV, three names and contact information of people that can provide recommendation letters, any additional certificates that can indicate your competences.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure.</li><li class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 28px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 28px; position: relative;">If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the <a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/apply-online-uantwerp/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/apply-online-uantwerp/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">frequently asked questions</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:jobs@uantwerpen.be" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">jobs@uantwerpen.be</a>. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Prof. Georgios Keliris, <a href="mailto:georgios.keliris@uantwerpen.be" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);">georgios.keliris@uantwerpen.be </a>and include the following in the title of your email: <HNEUROPOSKEL>.</li></ul><p class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; caret-color: rgb(27, 54, 95); color: rgb(27, 54, 95); font-family: itc-officina-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> <em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">The University of Antwerp received the European Commission’s </em><a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/uantwerp-as-an-employer/hr-excellence-in-research/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/uantwerp-as-an-employer/hr-excellence-in-research/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);"><em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">HR Excellence in Research Award</em></a><em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> for its HR policy. We are a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage </em><a data-mce-href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uantwerp/organisation/mission-and-vision/diversity/" href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uantwerp/organisation/mission-and-vision/diversity/" class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(211, 39, 55);"><em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">diversity</em></a><em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics to appl</em><em class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">y.</em></em></p></div></body></html>