Postdoc: Nuclear Mechanics & Chromatin Dynamics

Dormont Manufacturing Co; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center invites applications for highly motivated postdoctoral fellows to study nuclear and chromatin organization and dynamics in development, homeostasis, and disease. The Ikegami lab employs genomics, quantitative biology, modelling, and mouse genetics to explore mechanisms of nuclear mechanosensing and lamina–chromatin interactions.

The lab welcomes candidates with a background in quantitative biology, functional genomics, or cardiovascular biology.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in related discipline, MD, or equivalent required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze data and perform statistical calculations.
• Willingness to teach others and share results.
• Strong time-management to execute experiments.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and record laboratory experiments, and analyze the data.
• Research and improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques; implement this knowledge in the Division/Department.
• Present research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings.
• Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants.
• Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature, and seminars.
• Attend required Cincinnati Children’s training sessions and ensure regulatory compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Supervisory ability

Experimental design

Data analysis

Teaching ability

Education

Ph.D. in related discipline

MD or equivalent

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Database

Job description

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center invites applications for highly motivated postdoctoral fellows to study nuclear and chromatin organization and dynamics in development, homeostasis, and disease. The Ikegami lab employs genomics, quantitative biology, modelling, and mouse genetics to explore mechanisms of nuclear mechanosensing and lamina–chromatin interactions.

The lab welcomes candidates with a background in quantitative biology, functional genomics, or cardiovascular biology.