Post Doctoral Scholar

Post Doctoral Researcher to pursue specialized research training, education and experience under the guidance of a scientific mentor in the Department of Anesthesiology; plans, designs and executes experiments of considerable scope and complexity in the assigned research lab focusing on enteric neuropathy in postoperative ileus and GI disorders; collects and analyzes data for research sponsored by appropriate agencies and Institutions; identifies and selects problems to be studied; develops and troubleshoots new experimental techniques and protocols; attends research seminars; contributes to manuscript preparation and supports technical writing; participates in preparation of grant applications for extramural funding; performs additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements:

Doctoral degree in Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology or Physiology and Biophysics required; Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be requested to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.

The focus of the NIH research program is on Mechanotransduction and Mechanical Stress induced Postoperative ileus (POI). The goal is to better understand the glial pathogenic mechanisms leading to neuroinflammation and disruption of motility.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated postodoctoral researcher in a dynamic environment in a long-standing NIH funded laboratory focused on basic, translational and clinical research studies in neurogastroenterology; someone with a strong background in neuroscience, neurobiology or neuropharmacology in the brain, spinal cord or enteric nervous system (ENS) and some experience with studies in both healthy and disease models; working in the field of neurogastroenterology and motility research utilizing cultured cells, genomic mouse models and human surgical specimens; experience in neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques and neurophysiological approaches such as calcium imaging, patch clamp recordings, experience with mechanotransduction research, 3-D laser confocal imaging and co-localization analysis, snRNAseq analysis in tissues, and working with conditional knockout and transgenic mouse models are all highly desirable. Background in GI-neurophysiology is not essential if the candidate is highly interested and motivated in transitioning to the GI Neurogastroenterology field that has many connections to the brain and spinal cord (MD or PhD or both degrees or equivalents). The successful candidate will have a PhD, MD or both degrees or equivalents) and it would be highly desirable if they have experience in some of these techniques and they can be taught about other specific approaches if they are highly motivated to learn.