Postdoctoral Associate

MGH and ACP; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full fringe benefits

Job summary

The Hunter James Kelly Research Institute at SUNY Buffalo invites applications for a postdoctoral position focused on central nervous system myelination. This role entails research into oligodendrocyte functions during development and in diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis. Candidates with a PhD in molecular biology or neuroscience and relevant research experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• PhD with strong background in molecular and cellular biology and neuroscience.
• Experience with primary cultures and handling of mutant mice.
• Prior research experience in biochemical analyses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and characterize signals controlling oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination.
• Conduct research related to myelination in pathological situations.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary research environment.

Skills

Molecular biology

Cellular biology

Neuroscience

Primary cultures

Handling of mutant mice

Biochemical analyses

Education

PhD in molecular and cellular biology or neuroscience

Job description

Hunter James Kelly Research Institute of SUNY Buffalo

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute of SUNY Buffalo in the area of central nervous system myelination. Current research efforts are focused on identifying and characterizing the signals that control the differentiation and myelination of oligodendrocytes during development and in pathological situations such as Multiple Sclerosis.

A PhD degree with strong background in molecular and cellular biology, and neuroscience is required, and experience in the following is also preferable: primary cultures, handling of mutant mice and analysis of their phenotype, including biochemical analyses from mouse tissues. This position is immediately available and comes with a competitive salary and full fringe benefits.

The Hunter James Kelly Research Institute (hjkri.buffalo.edu) is housed in the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (www.bioinformatics.buffalo.edu) on the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus adjacent to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the Hauptman-Woodward Institute.

Please supply the following information on the application website: 1) your CV with a publication list, 2) a brief statement of previous research experience, and 3) contact information for at least three references. Reference letters will be requested later only for highly qualified candidates. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

POSTING #1500767

Contact:

Maureen Milligan

Research Administrator, Hunter James Kelly Research Institute

[e-mail]

716-881-8981

Posted:

27 Oct 2015

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