Post-Doctoral Fellow

We are searching for a qualified post-doctoral fellow to join our growing laboratory, whose principal investigator is an NIH-funded physician-scientist. This individual will conduct research focused on biochemical, cellular, and molecular mechanisms underlying human placental angiogenesis and development, with a primary focus on severe, early-onset fetal growth restriction. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate a strong work ethic, to have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, to exhibit excellent skills in scientific writing, and to display meticulous, detail-oriented technical skills and record-keeping.

Specific Position Duties with percentages of time

• Research (95%)
  • Designing and performing experiments in a methodical, scientific manner using advanced biomedical research techniques
  • Developing and validating new methodologies/applications
  • Writing full-length, high-quality scientific publications
  • Presenting research at national and international scientific meetings
  • Developing grant-writing skills by applying for institutional or other small grants
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• Teaching (5%)
  • Teach/supervise students, professional research assistants, and other lab members

Requirements for hazardous materials handling or exposure

• Human blood or tissue:  Yes
• Hazardous chemicals:  Yes
• Radioactive materials/ionizing radiation:  Yes

Additional requirements for this specific position

• Willingness and ability to partake in a rotating call schedule among lab members for human placental cell isolation

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

• PhD in relevant scientific area such as Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or Reproductive Biology
• Relevant previous post-doctoral experience (for applicants with a previous postdoctoral fellowship)
• Relevant technical skills, including experience with primary cell isolation and routine laboratory experiments such as performance and analysis of real-time PCR, western blotting, biochemical assays, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, EIAs, gene transfection/transduction studies, generation of viral constructs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to record and maintain thorough lab research documentation
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Excellent skills in scientific writing
• Appropriate knowledge of basic statistics and facility with standard statistical programs such as GraphPad Prism
• Ability to work independently yet collaboratively
• A strong work ethic and a commitment to being a team player in the lab and advancing knowledge in the field

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior understanding/knowledge of tissue microenvironments, including but not limited to extracellular matrix, macrophages
• Prior experience with advanced cellular imaging techniques, including live-cell imaging
• Prior experience with epigenetic/bioinformatics analyses
• Prior experience with 3D and/or organoid models
• Prior experience with angiogenesis assays and analyses