Postdoctoral Fellow- MCG-Neurosci and Reg Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow – MCG Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine

Job : 292178
Location: Augusta University – Health Sciences Campus, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912;
Summerville Campus, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904
Full/Part Time: Full Time

Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia’s cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and humanities and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia’s only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values are available at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Augusta University’s distinct characteristics in education and research include real‑world experiences and community engagement, a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia comprises 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability and Respect.

The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University was founded nearly 200 years ago in 1828 as the nation’s fifth public medical school. It is the state’s flagship medical school and Augusta University’s founding school. The Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine houses several key research resources, including the Transgenic and Genome Editing Core, the Viral Vector Core, and a state‑of‑the‑art microscopy facility featuring advanced imaging technologies such as multiphoton confocal microscopes, an N‑STORM super‑resolution microscope, light‑sheet microscopes and imaging flow cytometry, supporting cutting‑edge research in cellular and molecular neuroscience.

A position designed to learn through engagement in an advanced level of scientific, technical, and administrative work in support of research efforts in an assigned laboratory. Engage in research data collection and documentation within relevant guidelines and protocols, develop and evaluate new research techniques and procedures, and contribute to publication in scientific journals. Perform a variety of complex chemical, biological, cytologic, microscopic, histologic, surgical, clinical, statistical/computational, and dissection procedures and manage the lab’s mouse colony.

Participate in project planning and development of research projects. Develop and refine protocols while ensuring adherence to accepted scientific research principles and compliance with relevant federal guidelines. Perform a variety of experimental studies including cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and pharmacology experiments. Experiments may include but are not limited to animal behavioral testing, genotyping, ELISA, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence, collection of tissues, multiomic profiling.

Analyze results of experiments and procedures and, if necessary, develop special computer programs to facilitate analysis. Maintain and update spreadsheets documenting results.

• Participate in project planning and development of research projects.
• Develop and refine protocols while ensuring adherence to accepted scientific research principles and compliance with relevant federal guidelines.
• Perform a variety of experimental studies, including cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and pharmacology experiments.
• Experiments may include, but not be limited to, animal behavioral testing, genotyping, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, collection of tissues, and multiomic profiling.
• Analyze results of experiments and procedures and, if necessary, develop special…