Postdoctoral scholar position available for highly motivated candidates with a PhD in Neuroscience, Molecular or Cell Biology, Evolutionary or Developmental Biology, Biochemistry or related fields, to join the research group of Carmen Falcone, PhD, at the Department of Neuroscience in SISSA (Trieste, Italy), starting from April 2022. This position will provide the opportunity to be part of a new research team working in an exciting project aimed to study the functions of interlaminar astrocytes in the primate brain, with iPSCs and xenograph mouse models, and molecular, cellular and behavioral techniques. Although the contract for this job is for one year, there is the possibility for it to be renewed for a maximum of 5 years, if the candidate and the lab are a good fit.