POSTDOCTORAL COMPETITION RULES RING PROJECT ACT210039 “Neuroendocrine regulation of food intake and energy expenditure: an integrated view of obesity and lipodystrophy

Neuroendocrine regulation of food intake and energy expenditure: an integrated view of obesity and lipodystrophy.

The ACT210039 Ring Project (ANID – Science and Technology Research Ring), calls for a public tender to provide a postdoctoral researcher position.

Provide a postdoctoral research position within the framework of the Ring Project ACT210039.

The project seeks to discover how the interaction between the hormones GLP1, leptin and cortisol regulates energy balance and behaviors of food intake and energy expenditure. The project will study in murine models of obesity and lipodystrophy the effect of pharmacological manipulation of GLP1, insulin, and cortisol on: (1) glycemic control, (2) expression of genes and key proteins in the regulation of energy balance, (3) energy expenditure, (4) homeostatic and hedonic food intake behaviors.

A Doctor in Biological, Biomedical, Medical, Biochemical or related sciences is required, with demonstrable practical experience in research with experimental animals and scientific training in metabolism, physiology, endocrinology and/or nutrition.

1. Chilean or foreign nationality with legal residence in Chile and domicile in the country at the time of starting their
2. At the time of applying, hold the academic degree of Doctor (a) in accredited national programs or their foreign equivalents, in disciplines relevant to this
3. Possess academic credentials equivalent to those required for the FONDECYT postdoctoral contest, according to the rules of the 2021 contest, and commit to apply for this program during the execution of the project during the first year of execution.
4. Advanced command of English in the written level and at least intermediate in the level
5. People who hold or have held the categories of IR in FONDECYT Regular, Initiation or

1. monthly allowance: $1,640,000 Chilean pesos, gross (full time of 44 hours per week, does not include social security and tax payments, which will be the responsibility of the postdoctoral student). The method of payment will be through a fee agreement with the Pontifical Catholic University of
2. Duration: The postdoctoral position will be awarded for a maximum period of 12 months; renewable upon approval by the Project Director
3. Performance location: The main place of work will be the Central House Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of The postdoctoral student must be willing to

carry out research activities and/or stays at the Los Leones campus of the Universidad San Sebastián, an institution associated with the project, and if necessary, at other Chilean or foreign universities,

1. The postdoctoral student must carry out research activities, including carrying out experiments and writing scientific articles, support for the administrative management of the project, outreach activities to academic audiences (presentation of results at national and international meetings) and non-academic audiences, both in person. as virtual, preparation of research projects, and assistance in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

1. Compliance with all requirements
2. Demonstration of experience and advanced knowledge in research on topics close to the themes of the Rings project, which will be evaluated in a selection exam by the principal investigators of the project.
3. Ability to integrate into work teams, managing to assume a collaborative role with the team in general, and leadership in the training of students, certified by letters of recommendation from academic researchers selected by the
4. Scientific productivity, defined by the number and impact of publications reviewed by Your publications derived from your doctoral thesis will be considered particularly relevant.
5. Gender equity will be considered for the selection of the postdoctoral fellow. In the event that there are two or more qualified applicants for the postdoctoral position based on the evaluation by the Selection Committee, the position will be offered first to the minority gender within the team.

1. Review of academic and research career (Maximum length, 1 page, single line spacing, font size 11).
2. Full Curriculum Vitae
3. Original or legalized copy of the doctor’s degree certificate, as well as its title
4. At least two letters of reference with contact information issued by academics from Chilean universities or
5. The background will be reviewed and evaluated by the members of the selection committee made up of the project researchers, René Baudrand, Víctor Cortés, Claudio Pérez-Leighton and Bredford Kerr. The pre-selected persons will be called for an interview and examination. The decision of the selection committee is final and the records sent to the committee will not be returned to the applicants, except for the original academic documents.

2022. Deadline for delivery of records: August 20
2023. Background check and interviews: August 20 to 31, 2022
2024. Completion of the contest and communication of results: 1-7 September

1. Website of the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (biology.uc.ci)
2. RedBionova (redbionova.cl)
3. LinkedIn
4. Web pages of scientific societies (SOCHINUT, SOCHED, SBCCH).
5. Social networks and website project

The sending of documents to apply for the postdoctoral position of the project Ring ACT210039, as well as the additional information of the contest, must be sent to Dr. Claudio Pérez-Leighton, [email protected]; CC: [email protected]

POSTDOCTORAL COMPETITION RULES ACT210039 – JULY 2022 COMPETITION RULES