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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46); background-color: white; line-height: 16.866667px;">We have a 9 month Research Associate in fly CASK Neuroscience and Disease Models</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in
Hodge lab (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16.866667px;"><b>Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Bristol University)</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125); line-height: 16.866667px;"><u><a href="https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find-internal/list/details.html?jobId=377457&jobTitle=Research%20Associate%20in%20Neuroscience%20and%20Disease%20Models" data-outlook-id="7a40aa95-1acb-4b11-8376-36f5efe49355" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find-internal/list/details.html?jobId=377457&jobTitle=Research%20Associate%20in%20Neuroscience%20and%20Disease%20Models</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Fixed term until 30/04/2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>£38,249 - £44,128 per annum</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Deadline 17th July.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Interviews 11th August.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.866667px;">Thanks</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.866667px;">James</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);"><b>Fixed-term / Full time</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);"><b>17 Jul 2025</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);"><b>£38,249 - £44,128 per annum</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);">The role</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is a 9 month postdoc position that will be to continue our labs work development
<i>Drosophila </i>models of CASK function and disease funded by https://caskresearch.org/cask-gene-disorders/. This will involve biomedical neuroscience lab work including fly behaviour, genetics, molecular and cell biology. You will also help make a patient
registry of the disease whereby you will work in a team to try and find everybody with CASK mutations in the UK collecting genetic and symptomatic data. You will be part of a larger Neurodevelopment collaborative community at University of Bristol https://www.bristol.ac.uk/neuroscience/research/neurodevelopment/.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);">What will you be doing?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You will be organising, and conducting behavioural, molecular, and neuronal assays of fly CASK disease models assessing their memory, sleep, circadian rhythms and seizure
phenotypes. You will be helping complete the CASK registry. You will be managing and interpreting data from these investigations and preparing professional communications. You will be actively contributing to the running of the research laboratory. Importantly,
you will be communicating effectively with Prof James Hodge and members of his fly lab and Dr Sam Amin, members of his clinical team as well as the CASK research foundation to make the UK registry of the disease. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);">You should apply if</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b><i>Essential</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Experience of formal presentation and/or publication of scientific research at a level that is appropriate for your current career stage.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">PhD (awarded or imminent) or equivalent in the biomedical sciences.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ability to keep good records of experimental data.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Motivated and proactive approach to research, problem solving, and open science teamwork.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ability to troubleshoot work research methodologies or work difficulties.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b><i> Desirable </i></b></span></p>
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Drosophila.</i></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Experience in behaviour and physiology.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Experience with breeding/maintenance of genetically modified organisms.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">An appetite for/experience of working in interdisciplinarity teams and Clinical research.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Aptitude for quantitative analysis of biological data sets.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Motivation to support a positive research culture, engage in mentorship schemes, and participate in institutional post-doctoral research community.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(176, 28, 46);">Additional information</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>For informal enquiries please contact James.hodge@bristol.ac.uk and/or Sam.amin@bristol.ac.uk </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Contract type: Fixed term until 30/04/2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Work pattern: Full-time</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Grade: I</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Salary: £38,249 - £44,128 per annum</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>School/Unit: School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Thursday 17th July.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Interviews will take place on Monday 11th August.</b></span></p>
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