Postdoc: Cardiac Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Research

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to advance cardiovascular research on arrhythmias. The role involves mouse models, cellular electrophysiology, and translational studies in a collaborative lab.

The successful candidate will work with Dr. Mahmud Arif and Dr. Dawood Darbar, publish findings, and contribute to career development and fellowship applications.

Qualifications

• PhD completed within the last 1–2 years.
• Experience with mouse handling, breeding, genotyping, and animal procedures.
• Strong publication record with at least one first-author paper.

Responsibilities

• Participate in projects involving mouse models of cardiac arrhythmias.
• Isolate and characterize atrial/ventricular cardiomyocytes.
• Conduct cardiac electrophysiology and ion channel studies.
• Contribute to development of new therapeutic strategies for arrhythmia prevention.

Skills

Mouse models

Genotyping

Langendorff perfusion

Patch-clamp electrophysiology

Publications

Education

PhD in Biology/Physiology/Related field

Tools

qPCR

Western blotting

RNA sequencing

Job description

Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to advance cardiovascular research on arrhythmias. The role involves mouse models, cellular electrophysiology, and translational studies in a collaborative lab.

The successful candidate will work with Dr. Mahmud Arif and Dr. Dawood Darbar, publish findings, and contribute to career development and fellowship applications.