Postdoctoral Scientist — Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine

University of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Tuition reduction for employee and 1

Job summary

University of Arizona’s College of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Tucson seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance translational and regenerative medicine projects addressing musculoskeletal trauma. The role involves in vivo and in vitro models, molecular analyses, and collaboration across teams.

The candidate will work on testing repurposed FDA‑approved drugs, contribute to publications, and support grant applications while maintaining rigorous scientific standards in a

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD or MD) in applied pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry, translational science, or related fields.
• Documented publication history in peer‑reviewed journals.

Responsibilities

• Perform research with mice including functional testing, dosing, blood collection, tissue harvesting, and sample processing.
• Conduct immunohistochemistry, histological staining, and imaging.
• Perform molecular analyses using RT‑PCR, Western blot, ELISA, and related assays.
• Carry out in‑vitro and ex‑vivo cell culture experiments including isolation and characterization.
• Conduct scratch assays, proliferation, differentiation, migration, and co‑culture experiments.
• Analyze gene and protein targets using immunofluorescence, microscopy, flow cytometry, RT‑PCR, and Western blotting.
• Investigate therapeutic effects of FDA‑approved compounds for musculoskeletal trauma regeneration.
• Assist in or perform surgical procedures related to skin trauma in a research setting.
• Genotype and breed animals to support in vivo and in vitro knockout studies.
• Perform statistical analysis (GraphPad Prism) and present findings at conferences.

Skills

Pharmacology

Physiology

Biochemistry

Translational science

Animal models

Cell culture

Experimental design

Scientific communication

Confidentiality

Education

PhD or MD in related fields

Job description

University of Arizona’s College of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Tucson seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance translational and regenerative medicine projects addressing musculoskeletal trauma. The role involves in vivo and in vitro models, molecular analyses, and collaboration across teams.

The candidate will work on testing repurposed FDA‑approved drugs, contribute to publications, and support grant applications while maintaining rigorous scientific standards in a