Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

8d • $70,304 - $71,760 • Onsite

About The Position

The laboratory of Dr. Rust is seeking a postdoctoral scholar. The lab is currently funded by the NIH to study the neurovascular unit in Alzheimer's disease and in particular, developing gene-edited pericytes as a new cell therapy. This candidate will also direct the omics efforts in our laboratory, co-develop in vitro and ex vivo blood-brain barrier methods and take a primary role in drafting the manuscripts resulting from this work.

Requirements

• Familiarity with iPSC culture and differentiation
• Familiarity with CRISPR gene editing
• Familiarity with PCR
• Familiarity with protein analysis
• Familiarity with in vitro blood-brain barrier models
• Familiarity with small animal surgery and cell transplantation
• Familiarity with behavioral analysis
• Familiarity with microscopy
• Familiarity with confocal microscopy
• Familiarity with image analysis
• Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within previous three years
• 0-1 year of experience
• Directly related education in research specialization with advanced knowledge of equipment, procedures and analysis methods

Nice To Haves

• Experience with informatic analysis of large data sets

Responsibilities

• Direct the omics efforts in our laboratory
• Co-develop in vitro and ex vivo blood-brain barrier methods
• Take a primary role in drafting the manuscripts resulting from this work

Benefits

• The annual base salary range for this position is $70,304.04 - $71,760.
• USC is an equal opportunity employer.
• We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

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