Postdoctoral Program in Neuroscience
Pfizer Neuroscience is currently based in Groton, Connecticut but will be moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts in the summer of 2012. Neuroscience Fellows at Pfizer pursue basic biology around novel drug targets and disease-relevant molecular, synaptic, circuit, and behavioral mechanisms. Major disease programs include Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, among others. The Neuroscience Fellowship Program is designed to provide unique rigorous training in translational neuroscience to prepare postdoctoral fellows for careers in academia and industry.
At Pfizer, we believe that a great deal of the most interesting research in neuroscience in the coming decade will be done in industry, and the resources available to postdocs at Pfizer Neuroscience are considerable. Pfizer Neuroscience Fellows are exposed to a range of techniques including molecular/cellular biology, protein biochemistry, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology, imaging, neurochemistry, systems neuroscience, computational biology, animal models of disease, synapse biology and behavioral/cognitive neuroscience. In addition, postdocs at Pfizer get exposed to the art and science of drug discovery, with first hand ability to interact with programs working to develop new medicines.
Apply to the postdoc program:
Applications are accepted throughout the year with reviews and interviews occurring in the spring and fall. For the spring 2012 review, applications are due April 1st. We are targeting May 10th and 11th for the interviews.
Interested candidates should apply at the link below, making sure to submit a resume and a summary of research interests (2-3 pages in length). In addition, please have three letters of recommendation emailed directly to Kate Yannacci at kate.m.yannacci@pfizer.com.
Applications are reviewed on a regular basis and top candidates are invited to visit, present their research, and interview at Pfizer's Groton Research Campus. More extended descriptions of the interview process will be provided to the invited candidates at the time of invitation.
You can view and apply for this job on our careers website by searching for the job opening title Post Doctoral Fellow - Neuroscience Research Unit as keywords, or by using the job opening ID 959133
