Postdoctoral Associate - Immune Mechanisms

Postdoctoral Associate

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

Core

Job Functions:

• Conducts research on specific areas of study as assigned.
• Prepares research reports and technical papers for publishing.
• Investigaes the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories.
• Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.
• Develops advanced analytical models and systems and provides solutions and analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Core

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Doctorate degree Medicine (MD) required.
• Experience:
  
  No previous experience required.
• Certification and Licensing:
  Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• 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.

Department Addendum:

The successful candidate will lead a project investigating the immune mechanisms involved in cardiac and vascular remodeling in heart failure. Key responsibilities and qualifications include:

• Design and execute in vitro and in vivo experiments in collaboration with immunology and cardiovascular physiology teams. Techniques will include molecular and cellular immunological and physiological approaches, mouse models of disease, primary cell culture from mouse and human tissues, and analysis of existing data sets.
• Analyze data, present findings at internal and external scientific meetings, prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, and develop and write fellowship proposals.
• Contribute to mentoring of trainees and fostering a collaborative, respectful, and welcoming lab environment.
• Keep track of data, protocols and overall progress in updated laboratory notebooks and data folders shared with the laboratory manager and Principal Investigator
• Mining large sequencing data sets

Department Specific

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  PhD in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology or related field
• Experience:
  
  Experience working with mice (especially models of cardiovascular disease, acute/chronic inflammation or cancer). Experience with mammalian cell culture, protein and RNA extraction, knock down and over-expression vector expression, flow cytometry, tissue sectioning, and immunofluorescence and strong background in immunology and/or cardiovascular and cancer biology.
• Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
  Effective communication and organizational skills, growth mindset, team work, problem solving and attention to detail.

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