Jobs
Postdoctoral Fellow - Neuropathology
Posted 03 Jul 2024
Employer
University of California, Davis
Location
Davis, California
Principal Investigator
Contact
Interested applicants meeting these criteria should APPLY ONLINE (https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/9084441) and send a cover letter with a research statement, CV, and complete contact information for three professional references.
Description
The NIH-funded laboratory of Brittany Dugger in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Davis, seeks a motivated postdoctoral researcher with evidence of successful scientific writing and data analyses skills. The successful candidate will become part of a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research group and will have ample opportunities for collaborations, as well as drafting and submitting first author manuscripts.
The fellow will obtain advanced training in human neuropathology, neuroanatomy, neurohistology, and quantitative human neuropathology, and citizen science. The fellow will aid in facilitating projects geared toward understanding the heterogeneity within dementias utilizing postmortem human specimens and data with a specific focus on underrepresented groups. The environment will provide opportunities to pursue correlations between brain pathology and antemortem clinical and/or imaging findings. Successful candidates will also have opportunities to enhance leadership, mentorship, and management skills in addition to other soft skill sets to provide a further foundation for their independent research career.
The postdoctoral fellow will help design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the postdoc.
Duties may include:
- Designing and evaluating experiments.
- Developing new ideas that promote current research.
- Preparing and publishing scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
- May be responsible for operation of specific equipment.
- May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff.
Requirements
A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS, etc.) in an appropriate field (neuroscience, cell biology/physiology, biochemistry, computer engineering, or other related fields).
Proof of excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills.
The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues from multiple backgrounds.
Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.