Postdoctoral Fellow, Developmental Signaling & Imaging

Mount Sinai; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate signaling mechanisms in polarized epithelial cells of vertebrate embryos. The role requires expertise in biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology to study collective cell movements during early development.

The candidate will identify novel proteins involved in actomyosin contractions via mass spectrometry, validate them in functional assays, and manage live imaging and quantitative biology methods.

Qualifications

• PhD or MD required.

Responsibilities

• Identify novel proteins involved in actomyosin contractions by mass spectrometry.
• Validate in functional assays by RNA microinjections.
• Manage live high-resolution imaging and quantitative biology methods.

Education

PhD or MD

Job description

Mount Sinai is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate signaling mechanisms in polarized epithelial cells of vertebrate embryos. The role requires expertise in biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology to study collective cell movements during early development.

The candidate will identify novel proteins involved in actomyosin contractions via mass spectrometry, validate them in functional assays, and manage live imaging and quantitative biology methods.