Postdoctoral Scholar - Orthopaedics and Therapy Services

Penn State University; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Postdoctoral benefits

Collaborative research environment

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking a postdoctoral scholar in Hershey, PA to join our musculoskeletal biology research team. You will oversee large projects, perform mouse husbandry and surgical procedures, and assist with data collection and analysis.

A PhD or MD is required. The role emphasizes experimental design, tissue processing, and manuscript preparation within NIH-funded projects.

Qualifications

• PhD or MD required in a relevant field.
• Experience with mouse models and musculoskeletal biology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and manage mouse husbandry and colony maintenance.
• Conduct mouse surgical procedures using established preclinical models.
• Harvest tissues and process specimens for analyses.
• Perform histological tissue processing and staining.
• Assist with experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
• Maintain laboratory records and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation and presentations.

Skills

Mouse handling

Surgical training

Histology

Experimental design

Data analysis

Education

PhD or MD in relevant field

Tools

Preclinical mouse models

Genetic mouse models

Job description

Position specifics

The Department of Orthopaedics and Therapy Services at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA is seeking a postdoctoral scholar position will join our research team focused on musculoskeletal biology. The qualified candidate will oversee larger research projects.

Requirements

• The candidate will do Experimental training in preclinical surgical mouse models or clinical research is required.
• Experience with genetic mouse models, musculoskeletal biology, or retrospective clinical studies is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform and manage mouse husbandry and colony maintenance.
• Conduct mouse surgical procedures using established preclinical models.
• Harvest tissues and process specimens for downstream analyses.
• Perform histological tissue processing and staining.
• Assist with experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and ensure compliance with institutional animal care and research regulations.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, presentations, and collaborative.
• The position will focus on larger projects and assist with design, data collection and analysis - the lab's staff members currently are all working on other NIH funded projects.

Education Requirements

A PhD or MD degree in relevant field.

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Contract type

This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the term length discussed will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

Remote/hybrid work

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.