Post-Doctoral

Overview

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Benefits:
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• Assist with and conduct pig surgical and behavioral procedures
• Conduct the surgical preparation, traumatic brain injury induction, and physiological monitoring of pigs and rats
• Conduct behavioral assessments in pigs and rats
• Participate in the post-injury recovery monitoring and assessment of pigs and rats
• Quantitative histological, molecular, and genetic analysis of pig, rat, and human post-mortem tissue
• Prepare, process, and analyze pig, rat, and human tissue microscopic samples
• Prepare, process, and analyze pig and rat brain for molecular assessments, including western blotting and ELISAs
• Work with the PI and collaborators to prepare, process, and analyze RNA sequencing data from pigs, rats, and humans
• Quantitative analysis of pig and rat behavior
• Assist in running, analyzing, and training undergraduates to analyze recorded behavioral assessments
• Assist in training students in the laboratory
• Mentor trainees with technical issues involved in animal handling, surgery, behavioral tasks, histochemistry, western blotting, and other quantitative assessments used in the lab
• Demonstrate safe lab techniques and best practices
• Engage with trainees about proper research conduct, grant and manuscript writing, and other “soft” skills necessary for successful research
• Assist with laboratory maintenance and management
• Assist the PI and Senior lab tech with day-to-day maintenance and workflow of the lab
• Assist the PI and Senior lab tech with verifying that the laboratory and surgical spaces remain clean and functional
• Help the PI and Senior lab tech update and implement best practices for data and protocol management

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience working in a basic or translational research laboratory
• Willingness to work with pig and rat models of brain injury as well as human postmortem tissue
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience working in a basic or translational research laboratory
• Willingness to work with pig and rat models of brain injury as well as human postmortem tissue
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences
• Demonstrated experience in translational or basic research with focus on traumatic brain or spinal cord injury
• Experience with microglial and astrocyte assessments in histological samples
• Experience with live animal surgery
• Experience training students in wet lab research
• Bioinformatics experience, specifically regarding single-nucleus RNA sequencing
• Ability to guide a project independently

Salary Range:
Commensurate;
Starting at $62,232

FLSA Exemption Status:
Exempt

Hours per Week: 40

ORP Eligible:
Yes

Flexible Work Arrangement:
Fully Onsite

Rank:
Non Faculty

Contact Email: SOMHR