Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Neurogenomics & iPSC Modeling

Endeavor Health; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 46,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Incentive pay

Annual increases

Career development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Free parking

Wellness program

Health savings account options

Retirement with company match

Paid time off

Community involvement

Job summary

Endeavor Health Research Institute in Evanston, IL, affiliated with the University of Chicago, seeks a self-motivated Post-Doc Research Fellow to lead NIH-funded projects on iPSC-derived neurons and brain organoids. Reporting to a PI/Supervisor who is a professor, you will contribute to single-cell RNA-seq/ATAC-seq studies and gene editing work.

The role involves developing disease-model organoids, manuscript preparation, and proposal development for fellowships, with onsite hours and full-time

Qualifications

• PhD or MD required in a science field
• Background in Molecular/Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, or functional Genomics preferred; experience with iPSC culture and organoid differentiation is preferred
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

• Take a lead in work involved in NIH funded projects
• Work independently under supervision of the PI
• Ability to prepare scientific manuscripts for publication
• Ability to develop scientific proposals to apply for fellowships
• Capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect experiment or reporting of results and of taking corrective action or notifying appropriate supervisory personnel
• Comply with NorthShore University HealthSystem research guidelines Follow Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations and local, state, and federal research regulations
• Ability to assist in submission of research applications, revisions, periodic progress reports

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

PhD or MD

Job description

Endeavor Health Research Institute in Evanston, IL, affiliated with the University of Chicago, seeks a self-motivated Post-Doc Research Fellow to lead NIH-funded projects on iPSC-derived neurons and brain organoids. Reporting to a PI/Supervisor who is a professor, you will contribute to single-cell RNA-seq/ATAC-seq studies and gene editing work.

The role involves developing disease-model organoids, manuscript preparation, and proposal development for fellowships, with onsite hours and full-time