POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

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Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Associate

Job Description:

The Landstrom Lab is accepting applications for an immediately available, full-time position with the lab for either a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow or Research Associate as a cellular electrophysiologist.   This position is responsible for independently conducting electrophysiology experiments, primarily patch clamp-based, on mammalian cell lines, including mouse primary cardiac myocytes and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes (iPSC-CMs), with indirect supervision.  Experience culturing and conducting electrophysiological experiments on immortalized mammalian cell lines (such as HEK293 cells) and isolating mouse primary cardiac myocytes using Langendorff perfusion is required.  Individuals with previous experience with iPSC-CMs are strongly encouraged to apply.  Successful applicants will be assigned to a dedicated patch clamp apparatus complete with data analysis equipment and software.

Required Experience and Skills:

• PhD, or equivalent experience, in cellular electrophysiology 
• Independently perform cellular electrophysiology experiments, including patch clamp experiments
• Independently work with mammalian cell lines and primary cells
• Willingness to work with non-embryonic human stem cells, mice, and patient blood samples
• Keep accurate records
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, and trainees 
• Experience with Microsoft Office, NIH image J, EndNote

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Previous experience with electrophysiology studies on cardiac myocytes
• Previous experience with mouse primary ventricular cardiac myocytes
• Previous experience with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes

Required Experience and Skills:

Education

Doctorate degree with experience in molecular biology and cell physiology

Experience

• Independently perform iPSC cell culture
• Independently differentiate and maintain iPSC-CMs
• Willingness to work with non-embryonic human stem cells, mice, and patient blood samples
• Keep accurate records
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office, NIH image J, EndNote

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Previous experience with live cell imaging and confocal microscopy

Previous experience with RNA sequencing analysis

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