Postdoctoral Fellow, Nuclear Cardiovascular Genomics

Cincinnati Children's; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ikegami lab at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is recruiting highly motivated postdoctoral fellows to investigate nuclear and chromatin organization and dynamics in development, homeostasis, and disease. Ongoing projects focus on nuclear mechanosensing, envelope damage and repair, and lamina–chromatin interactions in developmental and degenerative contexts.

Applicants interested in extending these areas to cardiovascular, muscular, and nervous systems are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• PhD/MD or equivalent required.
• Prior experience in quantitative biology, functional genomics, or cardiovascular biology is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop the skills and knowledge to become an independent scientist.
• Design, execute, and record laboratory experiments, and analyze data.
• Research and improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques and protocols.
• Discuss insights about experimental results with Faculty and provide recommendations.
• Present research at meetings and seminars; develop skills to review data critically.
• Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, abstracts, and grants.
• Progressively increase responsibilities with mentorship of staff and fiscal administration.
• Maintain currency in the field through continuing education, literature, and seminars.

Education

PhD/MD or equivalent

Job description

The Ikegami lab at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is recruiting highly motivated postdoctoral fellows to investigate nuclear and chromatin organization and dynamics in development, homeostasis, and disease. Ongoing projects focus on nuclear mechanosensing, envelope damage and repair, and lamina–chromatin interactions in developmental and degenerative contexts.

Applicants interested in extending these areas to cardiovascular, muscular, and nervous systems are encouraged to apply.