LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has initiated the interdisciplinary Sleep Neuroscience Center Leiden. Its focus is fundamental and strategic scientific and clinical research on sleep

Within the Departments of Neurology and Neuroradiology, and in close collaboration with Dr. E.J.W. van Someren’s Sleep & Cognition group at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, a position is available for a

Postdoc (m/f)

38 hours per week

Project information:

This project is funded by a LUMC starting grant for the Sleep Neuroscience Center Leiden. It has become evident over the last decade that sleep is an essential component of normal cognitive functioning and maintenance of brain structure and function at the cellular to the systems level. In addition, disturbed sleep crucially contributes to major health problems associated with metabolic regulation, aging and psychiatry. The present project aims to elucidate the association between activatiion of the default mode resting state network, it’s structural backbone, and travelling slow oscillations during sleep. A second focus is on the involvement of the default mode network in deviant switching between sleep and wakefulness in narcolepsy and insomnia. Philips  7T and 3T scanners are available for structural and functional MRI. The aim is to do EEG-MRI with the new Electrical Geodesics Inc (EGI) system. The project will be performed in close collaboration with Dr. S. Rombouts (director of the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition: LIBC) and with the Sleep & Cognition group at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. A 0.5 FTE lab technician will support the project.

Requirements:

A strong scientific track record including publications is essential for the Postdoc.

The Postdoc will be responsible for studies on resting-state and activation EEG-fMRI during sleep and wakefulness in healthy subjects and patient with sleep disorders including insomnia and narcolepsy.

Appoinment:

This position involves a temporary appointment for three years.

Salary:

Depending on training and work experience according to the collective Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-Nederlandse Universiteiten), including 8% holiday pay and a 8.3% year-end bonus. We offer an extensive package of fringe benefits.

Work location:

The Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.

Information:

For further information about this position, you may contact Dr. EJW Van Someren (e-mail e.van.someren@nin.knaw.nl) or Dr. SARB Rombouts (s.a.r.b.rombouts@lumc.nl). Information on the groups is found at http://www.nin.knaw.nl/research_groups/van_someren_group/

and at http://www.libc-leiden.nl

Application:

You may send your application letter, curriculum vitae and the names of 2 references to

Dr. EJW Van Someren (Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, LUMC S-05-P, PO Box 9600,  2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands) or preferably by email: e.van.someren@nin.knaw.nl. Application deadline: January 14, 2010.

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