Postdoctoral Position - Mitochondrial Medicine

A postdoctoral fellowship is available in the MiToLab-UGR (http://wpd.ugr.es/~luisca/), which is located in the Biomedical Research Center of the PTS Granada (http://en.ptsgranada.com/). The postdoc will be involved in a MDA-funded project focuses in the evaluation of new pharmacological treatments for mitochondrial diseases, using cellular and animals models for that purpose. The focus of the work will be a combination of approaches, including cell culture, animal phenotyping, in vivo analysis, histopathology, mitochondrial biology and omics technologies.
We are seeking highly motivated postdoctoral researchers with demonstrated research achievement and who ultimately wish to pursue careers in either academia or Industry. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work with a team of researchers in Granada and with collaborating laboratories in Europe and USA.

Duration: Up to 3 years
Annual Salary: 30.500 € - 32.000 €
Project: New therapeutic molecules for the treatment of mitochondrial diseases

Skills/Qualifications
o PhD in the area of Biomedine
o Strong background in Biomedical research. Experience in mitochondrial biology and mitochondrial medicine will be an advantage.
o Good publications record.
o Proven experience in working with animal models and cell culture.
o Good communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English.
o Strong sense of responsibility, initiative and self-motivation as key personal abilities.
o International experience.

To Apply:
To apply please send a CV including a statement of research interests and names of 2 references to: Prof. Luis C. López, email: luisca@ugr.es. Closing date: February 1st, 2019.
For more information see: http://wpd.ugr.es/~luisca/ and http://www.ugr.university/

Selection
The selection will be made based on the CV of the candidate (experience in the area of research of the project and quality of publications) and motivation. Applicants might be invited to a personal interview or via Skype. Candidates will informed about the selection in the first trimester of 2019. The selected candidate must submit the necessary documents to the University of Granada for the formal selection.