A 9 months Post-doctoral position starting from April 1st 2008 is available for an Indian Fellow to study the neuronal circuitry of mouse substantia gelatinosa with special interest for somatosensory pathways. The project aims to investigate the role of novel transmitters/modulators in central processing of sensory information. The successful candidate will use acute spinal cord slices and/or organotypic cell cultures in combination with patch clamp recordings, immunocytochemistry at light and electron microscope levels, gene gun technology, Southern and Western blotting to study the role of somatostatin, cortistatin, GDNF and related molecules in substantia gelatinosa. Studies will be carried out on mice with normal and mutated genetic background. A recent development of this line of research is the involvement of some of the above proteins in clinical management of chronic pain.

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Many shipping, receiving, and traffic clerk positions are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
Slower-than-average employment growth is expected, as a result of increasing automation and the growing use of computers to store and retrieve shipping and receiving records.

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Many production, planning, and expediting jobs are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
Manufacturing firms and wholesale and retail trade establishments are the primary employers.

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Employment of Postal Service workers is expected to decline because of the increasing use of automation and electronic communication, such as the Internet.
Keen competition is expected because the number of qualified applicants should continue to exceed the number of job openings.

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Employment is expected to decline, as a result of new automated meter reading (AMR) systems that allow meters to be monitored and billed from a central point.
Most meter readers are employed by electric, gas, or water utilities or by local governments.