Medical University of South Carolina

Health sciences university in Charleston, SC

Postdoctoral Scholar - Regenerative Medicine

Life Sciences ResearchConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCharleston, SC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A doctorate degree in chemistry, biology, medicine, or another natural, life, or health care science directly related to the assigned research area.
Two years of advanced journal-level work experience in a clinical or research setting.
Experience analyzing and interpreting results from independent projects, corroborating results with literature, independently designing next steps, and communicating work during lab meetings.
Experience supporting graduate students, postdocs, and technical laboratory staff with data and result interpretation and troubleshooting.
Immediate experience maintaining and managing animal colonies, developing animal protocols, developing institutional biosafety protocols, and maintaining laboratory compliance with institutional guidelines.
Experience with live-animal survival surgeries and procedures and teaching other lab members those procedures and surgeries.
Experience with histochemical techniques, proteomics, tissue culture, and advanced microscopy.
Experience training and supporting junior laboratory members.
Experience communicating and disseminating laboratory research results through conferences, publications, and presentations.
Experience and knowledge of institutional resources regarding core facilities.
Ability to work and supervise independently with strong multitasking skills.
Ability to independently design, execute, troubleshoot, and interpret complex experiments using murine models, patient samples, molecular approaches, cellular approaches, and computational approaches.
Ability to conduct, implement, and teach complex survival surgeries and procedures on immunocompromised and immunocompetent mice.
Ability to perform independent data analysis, including analysis of multispectral immunohistochemical images from mouse and patient samples, flow cytometry, RNA sequencing, and proteomics.
Ability to develop independent research questions and experimental approaches.
Ability to lead collaborations with investigators within the institution and at extramural institutions.
Ability to contribute scientific expertise, preliminary data, and written content to intramural and extramural grant applications.
Ability to prepare, develop, submit, and revise independent peer-reviewed research articles.
Ability to develop novel transgenic mouse strains and ensure compliance with institutional, federal, and regulatory requirements for animal research, biosafety, and responsible conduct of research.
Ability to represent laboratory research at local, national, and international meetings through oral and poster presentations.
Ability to read and interpret current research articles related to independent projects and laboratory goals.
Ability to work with laboratory support staff to maintain safe and efficient laboratory operations.
Ability to transfer specialized technical skills to junior laboratory members.
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license.
Computer literacy.
Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
Ability to learn and use new processes, tools, and equipment as required.

Responsibilities

Work with the principal investigator with minimal supervision to engineer and carry out projects that drive group productivity and complement the work of other laboratory members.
Independently manage the research direction, design, and implementation of laboratory projects.
Assist with laboratory management and technical staff in basic laboratory maintenance and organization.
Assist with maintenance and management of the animal research colony, including animal care, husbandry, and experimental design when delegated by the principal investigator or laboratory manager.
Directly supervise and serve as the point of contact for junior laboratory members, including students, postdocs, and junior technicians.
Drive an independent research project through manuscript preparation and dissemination of results at research conferences.
Independently design, execute, troubleshoot, and interpret complex experiments using murine models, patient samples, molecular, cellular, and computational approaches.
Coordinate and manage multiple parallel research projects to complete research milestones on time.
Conduct, implement, and teach complex survival surgeries and procedures on immunocompromised and immunocompetent mice.
Perform independent data analysis, including multispectral immunohistochemical images, flow cytometry, RNA sequencing, and proteomics.
Develop innovative research questions and experimental approaches that advance laboratory objectives.
Lead collaborations with institutional and extramural investigators.
Contribute scientific expertise, preliminary data, and written content to laboratory grant applications.
Lead the preparation, development, submission, and revision of independent peer-reviewed research articles.
Develop novel transgenic mouse strains with the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources and laboratory staff.
Ensure compliance with institutional, federal, and regulatory requirements for animal research, biosafety, and responsible conduct of research.
Manage and mentor junior laboratory personnel from project development through intellectual support for manuscript and grant preparation.
Represent the laboratory at local, national, and international meetings through oral and poster presentations.
Read and interpret current research articles to bring new techniques, directions, input, and perspective to the laboratory.
Maintain safe and efficient laboratory operations with laboratory support staff through shared responsibilities.
Train junior laboratory members in specialized techniques when assistance is required.

Job Description Summary

Postdoctoral Scholar (Delgado Lab)

Job Purpose
Working together with PI with minimal supervision, engineer and carry out a variety of projects
ranging in complexity that drive the productivity of the group while dovetailing with the efforts of
additional lab members.
Responsible for independently managing research direction, design and implementation of
projects in the lab.
Responsible for assisting lab management and technical staff in basic lab maintenance to keep
the lab organized.
Assist in the maintenance and management of animal research colony and when delegated
responsibility by PI or lab manager for animal care, husbandry, and experimental design.
Directly supervise and act as point of contact for junior lab members such as students, postdocs
and junior technicians.
Drive an independent research project collectively resulting in manuscript preparation and
dissemination of results to the field in the form of attending research conferences to present
work.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC001060 COM REG MED Administration CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Job Description

Minimum Requirements

Doctorate degree in chemistry, biology, medicine or other natural, life or health care science

directly related to the assigned area of research

Preferred Requirements:

Two years advanced journal level work experience in a clinical or research setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Analysis and interpretation of results from independent projects are expected. Corroborating

results with literature and independently designing next steps while communicating work with the lab during meetings is expected. Experience supporting graduate students, postdocs and all technical laboratory staff regarding guiding data and result interpretation as well as troubleshooting. Expected to have immediate experience maintaining and managing animal colonies, animal protocol development, institutional biosafety protocol development and maintaining the lab in compliance with all institutional guidelines. Experience with live animal survival surgeries and procedures as well as teaching other lab members procedures and surgeries. Experience in histochemical techniques, proteomics, tissue culture and advanced microscopy are required. Experience training and supporting junior members of the lab is critical. As an active member of the lab, experience communicating and disseminating research results from the lab via conferences, publications and presentations is required. Experience and knowledge of institutional resources regarding core facilities is required. Ultimately able to work and supervise independently with excellent multitasking skills.

Guidelines and supervision

Working independently is expected. Formal supervision in the form of lab meetings or one-on one productivity meetings should be the minimum requirement.

Job Responsibilities

35% - Independently design, execute, troubleshoot and interpret complex experiments using murine models and patient samples, molecular, cellular and computational approaches.

Coordinate and manage multiple parallel research projects insuring a timely completion of

research milestones.

Conduct, implement and teach complex survival surgeries and procedures on

immunocompromised and immunocompetent mice.

Independent data analysis is critical. This entails, but is not limited to, the analysis of

multispectral immunohistochemical images from mouse and patients, flow cytometry, RNAsequencing, and proteomics.

Develop innovative and independent research questions and experimental approaches that

complement and advance the objectives of the laboratory.

25% - Lead collaborations with other investigators throughout the institution and extramural institutions that directly benefit independent project development and the goals of the laboratory.

Contribute scientific expertise, preliminary data and written content that supports the

development of intramural and extramural grant applications submitted by the laboratory.

Lead the preparation, development, submission and revision of independent peer-reviewed

research articles.

20% - Be able to work with the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources and current laboratory staff to develop novel transgenic mouse strains. In addition, ensure compliance with institutional, federal, and regulatory requirements pertaining to animal research, biosafety and responsible conduct of research.

Provide scientific leadership by managing and mentoring junior personnel in the lab from project development to intellectual support for manuscript and grant preparation.

Represent the lab’s research at local, national and international meetings delivering oral

presentations and poster presentations while competently engaging in research conversations.

20% - Substantially digest, read and interpret state-of-the-art research articles that directly relate to independent projects, assigned projects and the goals of the lab to bring new techniques, directions, input and perspective to the laboratory and to stay on top of the developing field.

Work synergistically with laboratory support staff to maintain safe and efficient lab operations through participation in shared responsibilities.

Reliably transfer skills to junior members of the lab such that all members are trained in

specialized techniques in situations where assistance is required to complete tasks.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work in all cold temperature extremes, i.e. spot coolers. (Frequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 72 inches, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 72 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Frequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift and carry objects up to 15 lbs. a distance of five (5) floors and to outlying buildings. (Frequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to be qualified physically (by medical personnel) for respirator use, initially and annually. Ability to work alone in isolated areas, such as darkrooms. (Frequent) Additional New Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a valid drivers license. Computer literacy. Ability to work rotating shifts as required. Ability to work overtime as required. Ability to learn and use new processes, tools and equipment as required.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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About the Company

Medical University of South Carolina

Health sciences university in Charleston, SC

Medical University of South Carolina is a public academic health sciences university in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through six colleges in dental medicine, graduate studies, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.

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