Postdoctoral Scientist - Ajami Lab - Department of Neurology

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center • Los Angeles, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ajami Lab is establishing a new research program at Cedars-Sinai focused on immune mechanisms of hearing loss. The Ajami Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is seeking an outstanding and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join our growing Neuroimmunology Research Program. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and expanding research program supported by a recently awarded NIH R01 (6th percentile) and an ALS Breakthrough Research Grant from the Milken Institute. These projects investigate how the innate immune system regulates neurodegeneration, with a particular focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using human postmortem tissues, spatial transcriptomics, spatial proteomics, single-cell genomics, CRISPR genome engineering, and human iPSC-derived microglia and motor neuron models, our goal is to identify novel therapeutic targets that can be translated into effective immunomodulatory therapies for ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. This position offers an exceptional opportunity to work at the interface of neuroimmunology, spatial biology, genomics, stem cell biology, and translational neuroscience while contributing to highly collaborative, multidisciplinary research with direct clinical relevance.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree, required.
• A Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in Neuroscience, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Stem Cell Biology, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, or a related discipline.
• A strong publication record demonstrating research productivity.
• Excellent communication and scientific writing skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment.

Nice To Haves

• Neuroimmunology experience.
• Human iPSC culture and differentiation.
• CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing.
• Single-cell or spatial omics technologies.
• Molecular and cellular biology.
• Bioinformatics and computational analysis.
• Mouse models of neurological disease.

Responsibilities

• Designs and performs experiments.
• Maintains experimental records and documentation and analyzes the results with the Principal Investigator.
• Analyzes interpret, summarizes, and compiles data.
• Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.
• May observe MD-patient or MD-human research subject interactions as it pertains directly to research being performed.

What This Job Offers

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