POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER - IM - Muto Lab

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Preventive care covered

Paid time off

Retirement (TRS)

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF eligible

Job summary

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Muto Lab in the Department of Internal Medicine invites applications for a postdoctoral training position. The lab combines wet-lab techniques with advanced multi-omics to uncover gene regulatory mechanisms driving kidney disease progression.

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. and/or M.D., with expertise in mouse colony maintenance, cell biology, molecular biology or mouse genetics, and a collaborative, ambitious mindset to advance one or

Qualifications

• Candidates must have expertise in mouse colony maintenance, cell biology, molecular biology and/or mouse genetics; a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree is required.

Responsibilities

• The fellow will take a leading role in one or two projects, including interrogating amino acid metabolism in renal tubular epithelia with multimodal approaches.
• The role may involve single cell multiomics analysis and potentially spatial omics to study normal and diseased kidneys.

Skills

Mouse colony maintenance

Cell biology

Molecular biology

Mouse genetics

Education

Ph.D. degree

M.D. degree

Job description

A postdoctoral training position is available in the Muto Lab (https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/muto-lab). The Muto Lab is a growing basic/translational research lab in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Our lab combines cutting-edge wet-lab techniques with advancend multi-omics approaches to uncover the gene regulatory mechanisms driving kidney disease progression. Our research focuses on understanding how metabolic and epigenetic dysregulation contributes to kidney injury and repair. This fellow will take a leading role in one or two of several projects in the laboratory. These projects include interrogating the role of amino acid metabolism in renal tubular epithelia with multimodal approach including single cell multiomics analysis and potentially spatial omics — in normal and diseased kidneys. The ideal candidate thinks outside the box, is ambitious, has strong ethical values and the ability to work in a team.

Candidates must have expertise in mouse colony maintenance, cell biology, molecular biology and/or mouse genetics; a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree is required.

UTSouthwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. Asan equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare – no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!