Postdoctoral Fellow - Physiology

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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 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, 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.

Job : 269693 |
Location: Augusta University – Health Sciences Campus, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 |
Full/Part Time: Full Time |
Recruitment Period: Until Filled

A training 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. Participate in research data collection and documentation within relevant guidelines and protocols; develop and evaluate new research techniques and procedures; publish results in scientific journals. Perform a variety of complex chemical, biological, microscopic, histologic, surgical, clinical, statistical/computational and dissection procedures.

• Coordinate and participate in research of scientific literature; summarize and evaluate findings; develop derivative applications of techniques developed by own research activities or reported by other research projects. Present findings at scientific meetings locally, nationally, and/or internationally.
• Participate in project planning and development of research protocols while ensuring adherence to accepted scientific research principles and compliance with relevant federal guidelines.
• Study the signaling mechanisms underlying cell–to–cell communication in the brain using patch‑clamp electrophysiology, live confocal imaging, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, or 3D cell reconstruction.
• Compose articles for publication in scientific journals.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of students, graduate assistants and other research personnel engaged in research activities and/or related laboratory work. Advise principal investigator, other postdocs, students and other research personnel on research techniques, procedures, and other technological aspects of research activities.
• Calibrate, troubleshoot, repair and operate microscopes, computer‑linked analytical equipment, dedicated computers and other complex scientific equipment; instruct others in operation of equipment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Ph.D. degree from an accredited college or university.

Our focus lies in the exploration of cardiovascular diseases and neurodegeneration, encompassing hypertension, heart failure, and Alzheimer’s disease. We delve into understanding how cardiovascular risk factors influence neurovascular outputs through various animal models.

Technical expertise in molecular biology, microcirculation, patch‑clamp electrophysiology, in vivo two‑photon imaging, in situ live confocal microscopy, immunohistochemistry, RNA‑seq, and rodent surgeries is preferred, though not mandatory.

Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Shift: Days;
Monday‑Friday (Work outside of normal business hours may be required).
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications within the established range (generally minimum‑midpoint).

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Full‑time employees employed successfully for more than 6 months may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Augusta University is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

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