Post-Doctoral Fellow
About The Position
The Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine has a full time opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory Dr. Yen-Rei Yu. The postdoctoral fellow will be working in the area of immunology and pulmonary vascular diseases, studying the mechanisms involved in immune regulation of pulmonary vascular remodeling and the response of the lung vasculature to hypoxia and other injuries. Specifically, the post-doctoral fellow will perform mechanistic studies in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension animal models as well as in tissues/cells from PH patients. The Yu lab employs physiological, molecular and translational approaches. The labs utilize a wide variety of model systems including primary human pulmonary vascular cells (Fibroblast, smooth muscle cell and endothelial cells) and lung tissues, small animals (mice and rats). Current projects include studies of the immune cell in regulating pulmonary vascular diseases in PH animals and patient tissues.
Requirements
- PhD degree in life sciences such as Cancer Biology, Immunology, cell biology, molecular biology or related field (PhD must be conferred prior to starting position, but need not be completed at time of application)
- Experience with molecular biology, immunology, and physiology.
- Documented training and experience in molecular/cell biology and/or animal models.
- Able to maintain methodic and careful work practices
- Have interest in learning new skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Be able to have flexible work schedule as required for completion of study goals and enjoy teamwork.
- Ability to work independently
- A strong work ethic
- A commitment to becoming an independent scientist with excellent skills in scientific writing.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with transcription factors and chromatin structure
- Prior experience with analyses of “omics” data.
Responsibilities
- Perform experiments using advanced biomedical research techniques and develop new methods/applications.
- Trouble-shoot and problem-solve as related to the research project
- Record results of experiments: tabulate research data and maintain a detailed, easily understandable laboratory notebook
- Interpret experimental results
- Collaborate with PI and others in the lab as well as other laboratories involved in team science
- Present results at lab meetings, project meetings, (inter)national meetings, etc
- Write and public manuscripts describing results
- Prepare grant applications as needed
- Other related duties as assigned by PI
Benefits
- Generous leave
- Health plans
- Retirement contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
