Career Resources

The Individual Development Plan
One of the first things you should do as a postdoc is prepare an Individual Development Plan.  This will help identify your strengths and weaknesses and help you put a strategy in place to achieve your career goals.  The IDP is a work in progress and should be updated periodically.  

Postdoc Job Openings on Campus

Postdoc Job Openings Aborad:  

A postdoctoral position is available in the research group of Laia Acarin, in the Medical Histology Unit of the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology and the Neuroscience Institute of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

Our main research focus is on the Molecular and cellular mecanisms of neuroinflammation associated to experimental brain damage on neonates.

The project will involve studies on transgenic animals using several techniques such as immunohistochemistry and histochemistry, confocal analysis, ELISA assays, western blotting and RT-PCR among others.

The candidate we seek will have a recent PhD or equivalent in the area of Neuroscience or Neuroimmunology. Familiarity with relevant experimental techniques in molecular and cellular neurobiology or immunology is desirable. Ability for preparation of research outputs for communication purposes, and oral and written communication skills is also wanted.

The position is full-time for three years starting on October-November 2008. The anual remuneration will be 25.567 euros.

Contact and details:

Laia Acarin, PhD
Medical Histology
Dept. of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology Neuroscience Institute Autonomous University of Barcelona Email. Laia.acarin@uab.cat

Laia Acarin, PhD
Medical Histology, Torre M5
Dept. Cell Biology, Physology and Immunology & Neuroscience Institute Autonomous University of Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)
Tel. 34-935811826
Fax. 34-935812392
Email. Laia.acarin@uab.cat