Job vacancies
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Postdoc Scientist: Lipid Metabolism and Neurodegeneration
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Closing date: Open until filledNew York, NY, USA -
Research Officer: MindCare4Women (Bilingual Hindi/Punjabi)
La Trobe University Closing date: 18th OctoberPlenty Rd & Kingsbury Dr, Bundoora VIC, Australia -
Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Parkinson’s Neuron Metabolism
University of Oxford Closing date: 19th OctoberSherrington Building, Sherrington Rd, Oxford OX1 3PT -
Postdoctoral Fellow: Air pollution, microplastics and Parkinson’s
The Francis Crick Institute Closing date: 6th JanuaryLondon -
Postdoc Research Fellows (x2): Alzheimer’s Genomics and AI
Cleveland Clinic Closing date: 29th November9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States -
Postdoc Researcher / PhD: Smartphone memory assessments in early Alzheimer’s
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Closing date: 31st OctoberMagdeburg, Germany -
Postdoc Research Associate: Mitochondria & Neurodegeneration
The University of Edinburgh Closing date: 23rd OctoberEdinburgh -
Postdoc Scientist: Lymphatic and Cardiovascular Valve Biology
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) Closing date: 24th OctoberOklahoma City, OK 73104, USA -
Postdoc Researcher: Event segmentation and laminar 7T fMRI
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Closing date: 14th NovemberMagdeburg, Germany -
Postdoctoral Positions in Neurodegeneration
University of Pennsylvania Closing date: 20th NovemberPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
About dementia research jobs
Dementia research is not one career. Here is what tends to come up, and where to look next.
Types of role
- PhD studentshipsThree to four years, usually attached to a funded doctoral training programme.
- Research assistants and techniciansThe most common entry point after an undergraduate or masters degree, and the largest single group on this board.
- Postdocs and research fellowsFixed-term, generally two to three years.
- Clinical research rolesClinical research practitioners, research nurses, trial coordinators and clinical academic posts.
- Senior and independent postsLecturer, group leader, professor and programme lead.
- Non-lab rolesResearch management, public involvement, communications and policy.
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