Postdoctoral Research Associate (Hillman Lab) Department of Imaging Sciences

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

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Hillman Lab in the Department of Imaging Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital seeks motivated postdoctoral scientists and engineers to develop and apply advanced optical imaging and microscopy methods. The lab brings together researchers from physics, engineering, and biology in a collaborative, intellectually open environment, connecting technology development with biological insights that support St. Jude’s research and clinical missions.

Research areas include microscopy development and applications; large-scale, high-throughput imaging and analysis pipelines; and functional brain imaging. Trainees are encouraged to pursue independent ideas while contributing to shared technical and scientific goals. The position offers support from St. Jude’s broader imaging and research infrastructure, along with institutional career-development and training resources. The lab operates in a mission-driven research environment focused on translating discoveries for the benefit of children. Positions are available to start immediately.

Requirements

• Candidates should be motivated postdoctoral scientists or engineers interested in developing and applying advanced optical imaging and microscopy methods.

Nice To Haves

• Interest or expertise in microscopy development and applications, including high-speed 3D microscopy, SCAPE/light-sheet approaches, two-photon imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging, or vibrational imaging.
• Interest or expertise in large-scale, high-throughput imaging and analysis pipelines, mammalian brain cell-type and connectivity characterization, spatial-omics analysis, or digital pathology.
• Interest or expertise in functional brain imaging, including wide-field optical mapping in awake, behaving mice.
• Novel or complementary backgrounds or skill sets.

Responsibilities

• Design, construct, and apply high-speed 3D microscopy methods, including SCAPE/light-sheet approaches, two-photon imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging, and vibrational imaging.
• Develop and use data acquisition and analysis pipelines to characterize cell types and connectivity in the mammalian brain in health and disease.
• Extend imaging and analysis approaches to high-content spatial-omics analysis and digital pathology.
• Apply wide-field optical mapping in awake, behaving mice to study brain-behavior-movement and neurovascular relationships in health and disease.
• Contribute to hypothesis-driven experimental design, data acquisition, and the analysis and modeling of multidimensional datasets.
• Pursue independent research ideas while contributing to shared technical and scientific goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed