Faculty Professor Research Assistant - Full-Time

A research laboratory located at the Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology (www.pharmacology.us ) and funded by the NIH is seeking candidates for a Research Assistant Professor position to work on a research project in the area of “calcium signaling in physiology and disease”.  The project focuses on understanding the mechanisms of calcium channel regulation and cellular signaling by calcium to transcriptional and metabolic function in a number of primary cell types and organ systems. The laboratory uses transgenic and knockout mouse models to understand the contribution of ion channel proteins to physiological function and disease progression.

The conditions are a minimum one-year commitment, high motivation, and interest in joining an interdisciplinary research team. We have weekly group lab meetings and a focused journal club. These activities provide a strong training environment. Salary and benefits are highly competitive with excellent career development opportunities.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. or equivalent in any area of Biology, with training experience in either Genetics, Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Electrophysiology, Microscopy, Cellular Signaling, Physiology, Pharmacology, and/or Animal Models of Disease. A strong training experience in Fluorescence Imaging and/or Patch Clamp Electrophysiology is desirable. The candidate is expected to have excellent teamwork and communication skills.

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, name, and addresses of three references with whom you have recently worked. Further information can be found at www.pharmacology.us . Review of applications will begin immediately until this position is filled.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine currently ranks 5th among NIH-funded academic medical centers, and the department is consistently one of the top NIH-funded departments of Pharmacology. The School of Medicine and the department are executing an exciting vision for both the expansion and integration of basic research, clinical investigation, and patient care missions. The department houses state-of-the-art facilities supporting microscopy, mass spectrometry, protein chemistry, gene expression profiling, genetic models of disease, receptor analysis, physiologic monitoring, physical chemistry, organic/combinatorial chemistry, cryo-EM, and high throughput drug discovery.

Please attach a list of names and addresses of three references with whom you recently worked.

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