Employment Opportunities

The Whitney Laboratory is a marine biomedical research center of the University of Florida. It is particularly well equipped for cell and molecular biology, and provides a highly interactive research and training environment.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. The selection process will be conducted in accord with the provisions of Florida’s ‘Government in the Sunshine’ and Public Records Laws. Search Committee meetings and interviews will be open to the public, and applications, resumes, and many other documents related to the search will be available for public inspection.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS

Mechanisms of neuron and network homeostasis

Dirk Bucher is looking for a postdoctoral associate to join his laboratory to study homeostatic regulation of synaptic and intrinsic neuronal properties in the stomatogastric nervous system of crabs and lobsters. The position is NIH funded and can start immediately. Interest/training in electrophysiology is preferred. In this project we use an electrophysiological and anatomical approach in a small circuit that produces rhythmic motor behavior to study variability and regulation of neuronal and network properties that, in the face of plastic changes, keep physiological parameters in a functional range.

Please send curriculum vitae and contact information for references to: Dr. Dirk Bucher (preferably by email):

Dirk Bucher, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
University of Florida
9505 Ocean Shore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
email: bucher@whitney.ufl.edu

Nitric oxide and other neurotransmitters in lower invertebrates

Leonid Moroz invites applications for postdoctoral positions (i) to investigate behavioral, cellular and molecular aspects of nitric oxide-dependent signaling in simpler nervous systems using marine invertebrates as experimental models; (ii) to study the distribution and roles neurotransmitters in lower invertebrates as well as in homologous neuronal networks associated with feeding. A multidisciplinary approach will be used to perform single cell analysis of various neurotransmitters and related metabolites using capillary electrophoresis. Previous experience in molecular biology, cell culture, electrophysiology or capillary electrophoresis and related microseparation techniques desirable, but not a requirement. Please send your CV, a statement of research interests, and the names and addresses of three references to:

Leonid Moroz, Ph.D.
The Whitney Laboratory
9505 Ocean Shore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32086-8623

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