Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States

Updated: about 19 hours ago
Location: Omaha, NEBRASKA
Job Type: FullTime

Requisition Details
GENERAL REQUISITION INFORMATION


EEO Statement:
UNMC is an Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Location Omaha, NE
Requisition Number: 2023-431
Department Pharmacology/Exp Neuroscience 50000523
Business Unit(College/Institute) College of Medicine
FTE:
100
Reg-Temp Full-Time Regular
Work Schedule TBD by Research Needs
Requisition Category Research - Academic
Requisition Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Job Title/Academic Rank Postdoctoral Research Associate
Additional Requisition Title
Appointment Type A1 - REG OTHER ACAD SAL
Salary Range Salary Commensurate with Experience
Job/EEO Category Professional Non-Faculty (Includes Other Academic)
Job Requisition Begin Date 01/02/2024

Position Qualification


Position Summary
Postdoctoral position in the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience with competitive salary and benefits and availability of state-of-the-art research infrastructure for doing cutting edge research in understanding epigenetics of neurodegenerative diseases. The major aim of the project will be to identify the key pathways and molecular components in extracellular vesicles mediated cross communications between glial and neuronal cells in the context of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The research also aims to identify and apply the immunomodulatory role of EV-associated miRNAs to reverse the damage in diseased brain in the available mouse model of AD.
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. in any branch of life sciences
Supplemental Qualifications
Expertise in molecular and cell biology techniques. The candidate is preferably having the experience in animal handling, primary neuronal and cell culture, RNA and protein isolations. S/he should have expertise in techniques like Western blotting, qPCR, Immunoprecipitation, single-cell RNA sequencing. Ability to design and execute experiments using molecular biology and biochemical techniques (e.g., gel electrophoresis, dot blots, molecular cloning, construct preparation, In vitro transcription, enzyme assays, differential centrifugation) is also desired. Additional knowledge in live cell imaging, Super-resolution, and Confocal microscopy, Immuno cyto- and histochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridization, in addition to computational programs e.g. GraphPad, R, Microsoft Office, ImageJ etc is highly appreciated.
The candidate is expected to be capable of planning and executing experiments with minimal supervision and should be able to train junior lab personnel. S/he should be trained in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting scientific data and experienced in preparing graphs, figures, and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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