Postbaccalaureate Fellow - Developmental Biology, Regeneration

Date Posted Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Position is with Lab / Branch / Program Name of Hiring Official / Investigator

Job Description

The Davies lab is recruiting a Postbaccalaureate Fellow to conduct research into the mechanisms underlying the establishment of lifelong regenerative abilities during planarian embryogenesis.

We are developing Schmidtea polychroa, a reliably fertile planarian flatworm species, as a model for comparative studies of embryogenesis and regeneration.

Ongoing projects seek to determine how the response to injury differs in regeneration-incompetent versus regeneration-competent embryos, and how a dynamic, body-wide position control system necessary for regeneration is established during development.

The postbaccalaureate researcher will work collaboratively with senior lab members to : 1) maintain the S. polychroa breeding colony, 2) adapt and optimize functional assays for S.

polychroa embryos, 3) conduct independent experiments that will further our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying regeneration initiation, axial polarity, and embryonic development.

Applicants must possess good organizational, analytical, and communication skills. The applicant should desire to work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary research team.

The Postbaccalaureate Fellow will be closely mentored by Dr. Davies and senior lab members in animal husbandry, research practices, laboratory techniques, experimental design, data analysis, oral and written communication of their work, and professional development.

A two-year commitment required, with the expectation that the Postbaccalaureate Fellow will apply to graduate programs during year two of their appointment.

Qualifications and Job Details

Degree Required or equivalent Job Location Frederick Appointment Type Training Position (Stipend commensurate with experience) Work Schedule Full-time (In-Person) Citizenship US Citizenship required

Required and Preferred Skills

Required Skills

Applicants should have or be working towards completion of a or , with relevant coursework in STEM disciplines.

Applicants should have prior independent research experience.

Preferred Skills

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about conducting basic science research and developing new methods and community resources for an emerging research organism.

Experience or a desire to learn bioinformatic techniques is desirable.

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