Post-doctoral Fellow

Posting Summary

Logo For Posting
Posting Number	RTF00025PO24
USC Market Title	Post Doctoral Fellow
Link to USC Market Title	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/156387
Business Title (Internal Title)	Post-doctoral Fellow
Campus	School of Medicine Columbia
Work County	Richland
College/Division	School of Medicine Columbia
Department	SOMC Cardio Translational Hlth Rsrc
Advertised Salary Range	$ 54,484
Location of Vacancy
Part/Full Time	Full Time
Hours per Week	37.5
Work Schedule	Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Type of Staff Position	Staff Research Grant (SRGP)
Basis	12 months
Job Search Category	Other

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Benefits for Research Grant or Time-Limited Positions Are Indicated Below

The University of South Carolina (UofSC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about UofSC benefits, access the About Benefits section on the Applicant Portal at uscjobs.sc.edu. Research Grant or Time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding.

South Carolina Retirement	Yes
State Insurance Programs	Yes
Annual Leave	Yes
Sick Leave	Yes

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary	The Webb lab is recruiting a highly-motivated post-doctoral fellow to conduct interdisciplinary research in the broad areas of physiology, metabolism, and immunology on vascular and sexual function, structure, and mechanics. The successful candidate will be mentored by Dr. Clinton Webb and Dr. Fernanda Priviero and will collaborate with faculty members within the Cardiovascular Translational Research Center (CTRC), the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and the USC School of Medicine. Major responsibilities include: Independently design, conduct, and analyze experiments related to the lab’s extramurally-funded projects focused on vascular and erectile physiology and hypertension or diabetes; assists in the training of other lab members (e.g., graduate and medical students); write and submit abstracts to scientific meetings, manuscripts to peer-review journals, and applications to fellowship agencies (e.g., AHA and NIH); and participate in CTRC activities (e.g., presentations, lab meetings and journal club). Demonstrates commitment to conducting business lawfully and ethically by consistently adhering to compliance policies, procedures and regulations. This position established in support of expanded research activities.
Required Education and Experience	Ph.D. required in areas related to biomedical physiology and/or pharmacology. Expertise in vascular or erectile physiology using myograph systems.
Preferred Qualifications	Peer-reviewed publications related to vascular/erectile physiology.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities	Will perform experiments on vascular or erectile function and mechanics. Must be comfortable with working with rodents and human subject samples. Must be self-motivated and capable of working independently, as well as collaboratively. Required to conduct business lawfully and ethically by consistently adhering to compliance policies, procedures and regulations.

Job Duties

Job Duty	Will treat animals to produce the model of interest of the research in compliance with the animal protocol. Will perform in vivo, in vitro or ex vivo experiments, including animals surgeries and vascular and erectile reactivity by performing myograph, cell culture, western blots, immunohistochemistry, calcium influx, and other experiments to produce data to confirm the hypothesis and achieve the specific aims. Will provide assistance to graduate and undergraduate students by showing them how to perform the experiments.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	40

Job Duty	Will develop and conduct research on novel interdisciplinary projects, by elaborating hypothesis, defining specific aims and proposing the experimental design to respond the scientific problem. Will provide assistance to graduate and undergraduate students by showing them how to develop critical thinking and analysis.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	30

Job Duty	Will write and submit abstracts to scientific meetings, manuscripts to peer-review journals, and fellowship applications to agencies such as NIH, AHA, SMSNA, and NIH to share the data within the scientific community and to obtain intramural or extramural funding. Will provide assistance to undergraduate and graduate students by providing feedback on their writing.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	20

Job Duty	Will participate in the CTRC activities by attending (or presenting, when requested) seminar, journal club, lab meetings and other meetings to ensure networking, learning, and training for an independent career.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	10

Position Attributes

Hazardous weather category	Non-Essential
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.	No

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies	1
Desired Start Date
Position End Date
Job Open Date	01/26/2024
Job Close Date	03/11/2024
Open Until Filled	No
Special Instructions to Applicant	Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by March 11, 2024.
Quicklink for Posting	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/163224
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