Postdoctoral Research Associate - Hematology

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital•Memphis, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the Weiss lab. Healthy individuals produce billions of red blood cells each day in a process called “erythropoiesis”. The postdoctoral fellow will study the physiology and gene regulation of erythropoiesis using a number of different model systems, including tissue culture cells, mouse models and blood forming cells from deidentified human subjects. Understanding erythropoiesis better will allow us to develop new cures for common blood diseases that affect many individuals across the world. The postdoctoral fellow will develop all aspects their independent research project, including conception and planning, experiments, interpretation and publication. Dr. Weiss and a local advisory committee will advise the fellow and oversee progress. There may be opportunities to mentor appropriate students or interns. Postdoctoral fellow is expected to write grants, give talks and prepare manuscripts under Dr. Weiss’ guidance.

Requirements

PhD or MD/PhD
Passion for science and thirst for knowledge.
Strong laboratory skills in molecular biology and tissue culture.
Collaborative personality, willingness to help others, team player.

Nice To Haves

Bioinformatic skills
Animal husbandry skills

Responsibilities

Analyze gene expression during erythropoiesis through molecular biology and informatics.
Develop new cellular models for human blood disorder including sickle cell disease.
Study roles for hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF1) during erythropoiesis with Work with lab scientist Dr. Ruopeng Feng.
Develop all aspects their independent research project, including conception and planning, experiments, interpretation and publication.
Write grants, give talks and prepare manuscripts under Dr. Weiss’ guidance.