Cardiovascular Postdoc: Wet Lab & Genomics

RCUH Human Resources; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 59,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

RCUH Human Resources at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher (Cardiovascular) to advance cellular and molecular studies of heart development and disease under an NIH COBRE program.

The role combines wet-lab and computational work, including data analyses, manuscript preparation, and mentoring of students, with responsibilities spanning experimental design, safety, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) in Biomedical sciences-related field. PhD candidates may apply but must show completion upon hire.
• 1-3 years of research experience in laboratory or computational biomedical research.
• Experience in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, pathophysiology, and small animal studies; or functional genomics, bioinformatics, NGS data analysis, and programming in R or Python.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research under supervision on cardiomyocyte development, cell cycle, stem cell biology, cardiac pathophysiology, and heart regeneration.
• Develop and perform wet-lab and computational experiments; interpret results and prepare manuscripts.
• Perform bioinformatics analyses and use cloud resources for data analysis.
• Present findings at scientific meetings and assist with training students and junior staff.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Time management

Multi-tasking

Independent work

Team collaboration

Mouse handling

Education

PhD or equivalent in biomedical sciences

Job description

RCUH Human Resources at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher (Cardiovascular) to advance cellular and molecular studies of heart development and disease under an NIH COBRE program.

The role combines wet-lab and computational work, including data analyses, manuscript preparation, and mentoring of students, with responsibilities spanning experimental design, safety, and collaboration.