Neuroscience Postdoc: Drug Design & Translational Research

VS-Postdoc; Minnesota; On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid holidays

Health and dental plans

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The University of Minnesota in Twin Cities, MN, is offering a Post-Doctoral Associate position in the Center for Drug Design. The one-year renewable role focuses on small molecule therapeutics in neurological disorders, combining medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and computational biology for preclinical studies and biomarker development.

The candidate will design and perform cell culture, enzymatic assays, mouse experiments, and microscopy; will contribute to manuscript writing and grant

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biological Sciences or related discipline.
• At least two-year research experience in neuroscience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and perform cell culture and cell-based assays, enzymatic reactions, and animal experiments.
• Record results and prepare manuscripts; participate in grant proposal writing.
• Ensure laboratory safety practices and maintain literature knowledge.

Skills

Cell culture

Animal handling

Microscopy

PCR

Education

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences

Tools

ELISA

SDS-PAGE

Western blot

PCR

Job description

The University of Minnesota in Twin Cities, MN, is offering a Post-Doctoral Associate position in the Center for Drug Design. The one-year renewable role focuses on small molecule therapeutics in neurological disorders, combining medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and computational biology for preclinical studies and biomarker development.

The candidate will design and perform cell culture, enzymatic assays, mouse experiments, and microscopy; will contribute to manuscript writing and grant