QBI's new seven-storey facilities at
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Join one of the world’s most exciting neuroscience research teams at the Queensland Brain Institute

Neuroscience is entering an era of accelerated discovery, promising a new understanding of the mechanisms that regulate brain function and applying this to developing new therapeutics for brain diseases. With this aim, The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is recruiting up to six new Faculty in the areas of cellular and synaptic plasticity, visual, cognitive and computational neurosciences.

The foundation Director of QBI, Professor Perry Bartlett FAA, heads a dynamic Faculty of senior research neuroscientists which includes Pankaj Sah, Mandyam Srinivasan FAA, FRS, Jason Mattingley, Geoffery Goodhill, Linda Richards and Helen Cooper.

Established in 2003, QBI is home to world-leading research in cellular and synaptic plasticity. QBI’s leadership direction builds on the key discovery made by several Faculty members in 1992 that the adult brain contains stem cells capable of producing new neurons. QBI is exploring ways to stimulate the production of new functional nerve cells to overcome diseases such as dementia, stroke and motor neuron disease and to promote optimal brain function.

QBI’s research focus is on discovering and understanding the molecular and physiological regulation of brain function. Specifically, QBI targets brain plasticity with seven main research themes:

Axonal Guidance

Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience

Computational Neuroscience

Mental and Neurological Disorders

Neurogenesis

Synaptic Plasticity

Visual and Sensory Neuroscience

WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES

The institute’s potential to make key advances has been further progressed by the opening of QBI's $63 million facility, fitted with state-of-the-art research equipment, with the capacity to accommodate some 250 scientists and support staff.

Opened in November 2007, QBI's new complex creates an environment which will enable the institute to evolve into one of the finest neuroscience research centres in the world. QBI’s scientific team will also develop leadership in core technologies, especially in advanced imaging. The institute has already installed a 16.4Tesla animal MRI and 4T human MRI. In addition, QBI has the world’s largest cell-sorting facility dedicated to neuroscience. The institute has extensive capabilities in animal and human behavioural testing, and has developed strong interdisciplinary teams in the area of applying nanotechnology to neuroscience.

ASIA–PACIFIC FOCUS

By developing a highly collaborative network based on real scientific exchanges and joint programs, QBI intends to become a focus for the Asia–Pacific neuroscience community.

Neuroscientists at all levels – up to full professor – are encouraged to apply.

RESEARCH STAFF

QBI hosts a number of Postdoctoral Fellows – if you are interested in employment with QBI, please send your full academic CV, covering letter and academic references to applications@qbi.uq.edu.au

RESEARCH STUDENTS