Post Doc - Pharmacology - Zhang Lab

Cincinnati Children's

7d

About The Position

The Post Doc in the Zhang Lab develops the skills and knowledge needed to become an independent scientist, including critical thinking and data analysis, devising specific aims, long-term project planning, and experimental design. The role designs, executes, and records laboratory experiments and analyzes data that may affect decisions regarding future patient care. It improves current methods, evaluates innovative techniques, performs regular quality and reproducibility checks to ensure protocol and assay accuracy, and applies this knowledge within the Division/Department. The position also troubleshoots erroneous results and laboratory equipment problems.

The Post Doc discusses experimental insights and provides recommendations and analysis to faculty, presents research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings, and develops the ability to critically review and discuss presented data. The role drafts, writes, and edits scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants. Responsibilities increase over time and include mentoring research staff and fiscal administration. The employee maintains currency in the field through continuing education, literature, and seminars; participates in intellectual discussions with the PI, faculty, trainees, and research staff; and seeks career feedback from the PI, mentoring committee, and others. The role also attends required Cincinnati Children’s training, follows applicable institutional policies and procedures, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop critical thinking and data analysis skills, devise specific aims, and contribute to long-term project planning and experimental design to become an independent scientist.
• Design, execute, and document laboratory experiments and analyze data that may affect decisions regarding future patient care.
• Improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques.
• Conduct regular quality and reproducibility checks to ensure protocol and assay accuracy, and implement this knowledge in the Division/Department.
• Troubleshoot and correct erroneous results or problems with laboratory equipment.
• Discuss experimental insights with faculty and provide useful recommendations and analysis.
• Present research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings; critically review and discuss data presented.
• Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants.
• Take on progressively increasing responsibilities, including mentoring research staff and fiscal administration.
• Maintain currency in the field through continuing education, literature, and seminars; participate in intellectual discussions with the PI, faculty, trainees, and research staff.
• Solicit feedback on career trajectory from the PI, mentoring committee, and others.
• Attend required Cincinnati Children’s training sessions and ensure compliance with applicable institutional policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree