Postdoctoral Fellow

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Job Category : Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory / Non-Laboratory)

Department : NJMS-Pharmacology

Overview

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health.

Aligned with Rutgers University New Brunswick and collaborating university-wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings.

We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state at Rutgers University New Brunswick, including Piscataway;

and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for NJMS - Pharmacology. This position is under the direction of the PI, conducting research investigating physiological regulatory mechanisms of mechanically activated Piezo ion channels.

Key Duties :

• Participates in experimental design and carries out experiments including animal surgeries.
• Operates and maintains experimental equipment; performs electrophysiology experiments studying mechanically activated ion channels.
• Records and analyzes data from experiments.
• Maintains a proper data notebook pursuant to the standards of the Department and the PI.
• Contributes to the intellectual development of the project.
• Contributes to the writing of manuscripts.

Terms of Appointment :

Temporary Staff Appointment - Salaried 12 Month

Position Pension Eligibility :

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience :

Candidate must hold a Ph.D.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Strong background and experience in patch clamp electrophysiology and molecular biology.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be able to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience in studying mechanically activated ion channels is desirable.

Posting Details :

Posting Number : 24ST0909

Posting Open Date : 07 / 30 / 2024

Special Instructions to Applicants :

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements : Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.

Affirmative Action / Equal Employment Opportunity Statement :

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information, or any other category protected by law.

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