Postdoctoral Fellow – Hoonkyo Suh, PhD Lab

Cleveland Clinic

19d • Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Highly motivated individuals with a PhD or MD/PhD in relevant area are encouraged to apply. This training position, under the direct supervision of a Cleveland Clinic Principal Investigator will provide practical training and experience in a research setting. This position is appointed through Cleveland Clinic Research. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a commitment to research, a collaborative work ethic and strong communication skills, both written and verbal. This program is expected to be completed within 5 years. Compensation follows the NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Salary Scale based on total years of postdoctoral experience.

The research goal is to understand hippocampal neurogenesis and neural circuits that underlie human mental behaviors and disease, with a hope that the outcomes of our research will lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches. Principal Investigator: Hoonkyo Suh, PhD

Cleveland Clinic Research Department: Neurosciences Lab

Research Topics: Hippocampal neurogenesis in health and disease Neural circuits and behavior Neuroinflammation and synapse formation Genetics, in vivo stimulation and imaging, Circuit mapping and manipulation

For more information about the lab’s research, please contact Dr. Suh at [email protected]

Requirements

• PhD or MD/PhD required
• MD with relevant laboratory experience may substitute for PhD
• Languages: English Proficiency proof required for candidates arriving on J-1, J-2, or F1 + OPT visa status
• Previous experience in a research or academic setting.
• Graduate student experience meets this requirement.
• Scientific writing experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in animal experiments (not required)
• Python or MATLAB (not required)

Responsibilities

• Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation
• Leading project: design, execution, data analysis
• Collaboration within and between labs
• Writing manuscript
• Written and oral communications/record keeping

What This Job Offers

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