Postdoctoral Associate; Neurology

Core Job Summary

The Postdoctoral Associate performs scientific research and studies under the supervision of managing staff, promoting institutional recognition through contributions to the scientific community.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all‑inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Education:

MD or Ph.D. in a relevant field.

Certification and Licensing:
Not Applicable.

Experience:

No prior experience required.

• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

• Perform and develop individual research projects on stroke and vascular cognitive impairment.
• Perform rodent and canine stroke endovascular surgeries (reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion model).
• Work with and deliver stem cells.
• Perform molecular neurobiology experiments on rodent, canine, and human tissue.
• Perform in‑vitro cell culture experiments.
• Be constantly willing to learn new scientific techniques and ideas.
• Demonstrate excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Fellow will be mentored and encouraged to write and pursue post‑doctoral research fellowships.
• Must be able to develop independent research projects, research design, execute experiments, record research findings, analyze data, interpret results, and present them well; analytical and critical thinking is important.
• Experience working in a stroke or dementia lab, doing stroke surgeries (MCAO model), other vascular surgeries, molecular biology experiments (western blotting, RT‑PCR, RNA‑DNA isolation, immunofluorescence, histology, etc.) is preferred.
• Write manuscripts and publish in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Attend and present at regional, national, and international meetings.
• Candidates with expertise in MCAO and other vascular large and small animal surgeries are encouraged to apply.
• Be able to execute independent projects as well as communicate effectively with PI/faculty for guidance.
• Must have very good science‑writing skills.
• Must be able to organize and manage multiple projects with high efficiency.
• Be willing to work on and develop projects at the cusp of clinical and pre‑clinical research (translational work).
• Be willing to train other junior laboratory personnel as required.
• Be involved in lab management tasks as needed.
• Work cooperatively in a laboratory setting and be willing to work occasional flexible hours as needed.
• Be proficient with use of computers, Microsoft Office, remote meeting tools, and willing to learn analytical software used in the lab as needed.
• Demonstrate excellent communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Must have excellent organizational skills.
• Be an extremely good team player.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all‑inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Staff