Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic researcher to join our dynamic and growing team as a postdoctoral fellow. In this position, you will be responsible for advancing several projects in vision research focusing on the impact of diabetes on the retina and vision with special emphasis on neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation and its regulation by proteins and small molecules associated with crystallin proteins. You will work collaboratively with the other members of the team to ensure the characterization and processing of all samples from cell and animal models as well as human donor tissues in an efficient and timely manner.
Mission Statement
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Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
Responsibilities*
The fellow will be responsible for managing their whole research project in collaboration with the PI. This includes but is not limited to researching literature, designing experiments, performing said experiments, drawing conclusions and planning next steps. This also includes presenting the data to the PI on a regular basis, the rest of the team during regular lab meetings, and at symposium, seminars and other conferences as needed and based on opportunities.
The fellow is also responsible to prepare figures and manuscript for publications as well as grant applications for external support.
The fellow will be also involved in management of less experienced members of the team (i.e. students) and in external collaborative projects and other big data analysis associated with various lab projects.
Required Qualifications*
- Education: Must possess a PhD in biological sciences more specifically in neurosciences or neurophysiology. Degree must be completed before the start date.
- Experience: Must have knowledge of the retina and vision, and experience working on the retina and retinal cells in cell and animal models of retinal diseases. Must have also some experience with big data (omics) analysis.
Desired Qualifications*
- Animal work: whole eye and retina harvest from mice.
- Cell culture: primary and cell line culture, transfections.
- Molecular Biology: qPCR.
- Biochemistry: Protein assays, Western blot, Immunoprecipitations.
- Cytology: Cryo and paraffin sectioning of mouse and human retina, immunofluorescence on frozen/paraffing embeded retina sections, microscopy and image analysis.
- Experience with statistical analysis, interpretation of results, compiling data for peer and PI review
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.