Postdoctoral Research Associate - Otolaryngology

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110

The Kim Lab is seeking a highly motivated and creative Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team and advance our understanding of auditory function, hearing loss, and emerging inner ear therapeutics using cutting-edge in vivo approaches. Our lab has developed a unique experimental platform that enables real-time visualization and manipulation of cochlear cellular activity in living, hearing animals. By combining in vivo two-photon imaging, single-cell optogenetics, auditory physiology, and targeted inner ear drug and gene delivery, we investigate how sound is encoded and transformed from sensory hair cells to auditory neurons.

Our research spans sensory coding, cochlear injury and repair, and the development of new approaches to study and treat hearing loss. Current projects explore how populations of hair cells encode sound, how sensory information is transformed into subtype-specific auditory nerve activity, and how drugs and therapeutic agents can be delivered to and monitored within the living inner ear. We are particularly interested in bridging advanced in vivo technologies with clinically relevant questions in hearing loss, otoprotection, and emerging inner ear therapeutics.

Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Louis can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Assists with grant preparation and reporting.
• Prepares and submits papers on research.
• Assists in the design of research experiments.
• Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results.
• Conscientious discharge of their research responsibilities.
• Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research.
• Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records.
• Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications.
• Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group.
• Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations.
• All data, research records and materials and other intellectual property generated in University laboratories remain the property of the University.

This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

Salary Range:
Base pay is commensurate with experience.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

• Education:
  
  Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.
• Certifications/Professional Licenses:
  No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Work Experience:
  
  No specific work experience is required for this position.
• Skills:
  
  Not Applicable.
• Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

• Education:
  
  No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Certifications/Professional Licenses:
  No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Work Experience:
  
  No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Skills:
  
  Collaboration, Data Analysis, Data Interpretations,…