Vacancies for local, national and international jobs, internships and PhD projects Search Employer - Any - British Neuroscience Association Cure Parkinson's King's College London Race Against Dementia University of Cambridge University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Leeds University of Manchester University of Oxford York St John University Scientific Editor at Brain Communications 24 Aug, 2026 Brain Communications, one of the two scientific journals of the Guarantors of Brain, is seeking an outstanding Scientific Editor to play a central role in the day-to-day editorial management of the journal. Postdoctoral Research Fellow 24 Aug, 2026 University of Edinburgh Required: a postdoctoral research fellow to join the group of Prof. David Lyons at the University of Edinburgh MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS. The post holder study mechanisms that underpin nervous system health and function that aims to identify strategies to promote neuroprotection and repair to treat disease. The post holder will employ zebrafish as a discovery model organism, complementing investigation across the centre using other systems and platforms. Funded PhD - Tongue Twisters: using the creative possibilities of nonsense language to improve care for people with dementia 31 Aug, 2026 This PhD offers the opportunity to further develop, implement and evaluate the impact of creative applications of and approaches to use of Tongue Twisters with people with dementia using 'The Jingle Book' as a starting point. Postdoc needed: electrophysiologist with patch clamp experience in brain slices 31 Aug, 2026 The project, funded by the French agency ANR, aims at characterising a mouse model of the Williams-Beuren syndrome and to investigate the therapeutic effect of chlorzoxazone as enhancer of the Ca2+-activated K+ channel BK. We use ultra fast imaging techniques developed in our laboratories to explore action potential generation and propagation in neocortical layer-5 pyramidal neurons (Filipis et al.,2023; Blömer et al., 2024). The contract is extendable and our team is engaged in a parallel activity of technology transfer that may give interesting long-term career opportunities for the future. Head of Research 06 Sep, 2026 Required: an ambitious and motivated Head of Research to oversee the delivery of the foundation's research funding programme. You will ensure funding is delivered strategically with the greatest impact possible for people affected by MND. You will manage the research team to oversee the development and delivery of effective funding schemes, partnerships and initiatives, whilst ensuring the research outputs are monitored and evaluated, to communicate our impact and inform our future activities. King's Prize Fellowship 26 Oct, 2026 King's College London Applications are invited for the prestigious King’s Prize Fellowships, supporting exceptional postdoctoral scientists ready to launch independent research careers. Fellowships enable researchers to establish a distinctive research programme and prepare competitive applications for intermediate level fellowships from major funders. This article was published on 2024-12-10
