As seen in the 23 December issue of Science:

UFRN

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERALDO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

The Brain Institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) is proud to announce the opening of eleven (11) faculty positions. UFRN is a leading University of Northeastern Brazil, booming with economic development and famous for its pristine tropical environment. Public contests will be held in March/April 2012 to recruit four (4) Full Professors and seven (7) Assistant Professors. All positions are tenured by the Federal Government with a single confirmatory evaluation three years after hiring. The positions also grant continuous career progression, medical & labor benefits, with 45 days of paid vacations per year, one extra monthly salary as yearly bonus, and full salary retirement.

Outstanding and enthusiastic neuroscientists with idealism, initiative and leadership are sought in the following fields:

Molecular, cellular and systems neurophysiology (1 Full Professor position)

Psychopharmacology and Neuroethology (1 Full and 1 Assisting Professor positions)

Neuroimaging (1 Full and 1 Assisting Professor positions)

Neuroendocrinology (1 Full Professor position)

Computational Neuroscience (1 Assistant Professor position)

Neuroengineering (1 Assistant Professor position)

Optogenetics Applied to Neuroscience (1 Assistant Professor position)

Neurobiology of Stem Cell (1 Assistant Professor position)

Neural Biophysics (1 Assistant Professor position)

Applicants should refer to www.neuro.ufrn.br/concurso2012 for a complete English translation of the contest rules, specification of initial salary and benefits, and list of documents and procedures required for contest registration. The registration period will be open from January 16th to February 24th, 2012.