Post Doctoral.Post Doctoral.Associate at UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Scientific Experiments, Traumatic Brain Injury, Rodent Models, Surgeries, Synaptic Functional Assays, In Vivo Microdialysis, Stereotaxic Injections, HPLC Experiments, Tissue Assays, Molecular Outcomes, Histological Outcomes, Regulatory Processes, Scientific Communication, Grant Applications, Mentoring, Journal Club

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurological Surgery is hiring a Post Doctoral Associate. In this position, the applicant will be responsible for running and assisting in overseeing, scientific experiments examining secondary injury cascades and therapeutic interventions in multiple experimental models of traumatic brain injury. Primary roles include: 1) completion of surgeries and synaptic functional assays, with experience implementing in vivo microdialysis, stereotaxic injections, and HPLC experiments is a strength, 2) completion of tissue assays to address experimental molecular and histological outcomes, 3) assistance in completion of regulatory processes for experimental procedures, 4) communication of scientific findings in written and oral formats for local, regional and national audiences and for peer review, 5) assistance in the writing of applications for acquiring research grants, 6) supervising and mentoring of team members in aspects of experimental assays pertinent to scientific goals. For the successful completion of these essential duties, an applicant with experience of at least 4 years in rodent experimental models of TBI, communicating scientific findings in peer-reviewed publications, and grant applications will be viewed as strengths. An applicant will also be expected to be involved in routine journal club and presentation opportunities within our laboratory team, Research Center, and Department. The minimum education to be considered for this position is a PhD in a related field. Interested candidates, please go to Home | Talent Center: Careers at Pitt | University of Pittsburgh and use requisition #26001568 to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

The Associate will be responsible for running and assisting in overseeing scientific experiments focused on secondary injury cascades and therapeutic interventions in models of traumatic brain injury. Key duties include performing surgeries, synaptic functional assays, tissue assays, assisting with regulatory processes, communicating findings, and helping with grant applications.