Post-doctoral researcher on the study of the impact of physical exercise on cognition W/M

Employeur

The University of Bordeaux is a great dynamic and responsible university that cares about the well-being of its staff. Joining us means working in a privileged environment within a particularly diverse and open professional community, benefiting from welcome and inclusion schemes, training and internal mobility. It means participating in an academic, scientific and human adventure. It means committing to meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

 Join the Centre de Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques (CRMSB) – of the University of Bordeaux!

This mixed research unit develops research themes in the field of MRI methodology and instrumentation, as well as in the field of Biomedical Imaging applications. The laboratory has developed many interactions with research teams specialized in the fields of oncology, cardiology, tissue engineering, or neuroscience.

As part of the ExoLactaBrain project, funded by the National Research Agency, we are recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher W/M whose work will focus on the Post-doctoral researcher on the study of the impact of physical exercise on cognition.

The project is part of the study of the metabolism of the central nervous system (CNS) and the metabolic cooperation between astrocytes and neurons. It aims to show if the lactate produced by muscles during physical exercise can impact cognition.

Votre mission

Your mission will consist in the implementation of physical exercise experiments (treadmill) on rats and kinetic measurements of lactatemia, glycaemia and ketonemia. You will carry out behavioral experiments with longitudinal follow-up and proceed to the acquisition of functional MRI, image processing, and NMR spectroscopy acquisition with spectrum processing.

•       You train the animals on a treadmill and measure up to 80% physical activity on each rodent

•       You carry out the longitudinal follow-up

o   by functional MRI and SRM

o   by different behavior tests

•       You take kinetic measurements of blood sugar, lactatemia, and ketonemia

•       You process and format the results, notably by writing articles in English

•       You present your results in meetings/congresses

Vos atouts / Vos talents

Holder of a PhD in Neurosciences, Medical imaging or in connection with physical exercises applied to neuroscience, you have proven experience in the field of MRI and a very good level of knowledge in metabolism.

Autonomous on your work and scientific approach, you’re willing to work in close collaboration with a team

•       You have a certification in Animal Experimentation (applicator or experimenter) and have knowledge on the physiology of rodent physical exercise

•       You master motor and cognitive behavior tests

•       You know how to use the Prism software

•       You master English (oral, written) in a multicultural work context (C1/B2 level)

Do you recognize yourself? Apply!

More information:

By joining this project, you will be fully integrated into the MetaPat team of the laboratory, on the Brain Metabolism axis. The project will be directly supervised by Anne-Karine BOUZIER-SORE.

Based in Bordeaux, at the heart of the campus of medicine and health sciences – access by tramway line A (stop « Hôpital Pellegrin ») buses, bike.

The laboratory is near the city-centre of Bordeaux and about 60 Km of the Atlantic coast.

18-month fixed-term contract

Gross monthly salary: from 2750€

Job Benefits:

50 days of annual leave from the first year

75% of the cost of a Gironde public transport pass covered

Contribution to private healthcare insurance of 15€ / month

Subsidised meals

Leisure, sports and cultural activities for all staff

Disabled-friendly establishment

Possibility of staff parking

Sustainable mobility package for commuting between home and work

Welcome programme and training courses

Recruitment process: Applications are reviewed as they arrive.

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by the Recruitment Officer for a first pre-qualification phone conversation. An interview with the supervisor will then be organised by videoconference.

Please note that interested applicants should send a CV, brief statement of qualifications and basis for interest in the position, a list of your relevant publications, and the email addresses of 2 appropriate references.