Post Doctoral Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Current UC employees must apply internally via Success Factors

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Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improve the health and clinical care of patients.

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine is recruiting for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow to work in the lab of Wei Shi, PhD.

Essential Functions

• Under the supervision of the primary investigator, conduct research experiments on funded research projects, focusing on lung mesenchymal progenitor cells in development and congenital pulmonary airway malformation, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, and pulmonary fibrosis. The goal of this research is to discover the mechanisms underlying these diseases and identify potential therapeutic targets to prevent and treat these diseases.
• Conduct research experiments independently in studying lung alveolar formation and maintenance.
• Complete training to accurately use and develop the necessary tools to conduct research in lung physiology and pulmonary diseases. Tools include but are not limited to genetic manipulation of gene expression, cell lineage tracing, and single cell omics.
• Gather and analyze data and develop new ideas that promote translational research in treating cystic lung diseases.
• Prepare data summaries, reports, manuscripts and presentations of research results.
• Contribute to manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentation.
• Keep informed of developments in field to maintain and enhance professional expertise.
• Train in lab administration such as equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies.
• Share knowledge of techniques to others and train and mentor junior research staff.

Required Education

• Doctoral Degree in biological sciences or related field.

Required Experience

• N/A

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

Compensation and Benefits

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. (UC Benefits) Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status. Highlights include:

Salary/Hourly Pay Rate Information:

Comprehensive Tuition Remission

UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.

Robust Retirement Plans

As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14–18% of your salary based on position.

Real Work-Life Balance

UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:

Vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)

6 weeks of paid parental leave for new…