Postdoctoral Research Associate

CORE JOB SUMMARY The Postdoctoral Associate performs scientific research and studies under the supervision of managing staff. Moreover, the Postdoctoral Associate promotes institutional recognition through literal contributions to the scientific community. CORE JOB FUNCTIONS Conducts research on specific areas of study as assigned. Prepares research reports and technical papers for publishing. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories. Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories. Develops advanced analytical models and systems and provides solutions and analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. CORE QUALIFICATIONS Education: Ph.D. degree required Experience: No previous experience required Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data. Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems. Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions. Department Specific Functions The successful candidate will lead a project investigating the immune mechanisms involved in cardiac and vascular remodeling in heart failure. Key responsibilities and qualifications include: Design and execute in vitro and in vivo experiments in collaboration with immunology and cardiovascular physiology teams. Techniques will include molecular and cellular immunological and physiological approaches, mouse models of disease, primary cell culture from mouse and human tissues, and analysis of existing data sets. Analyze data, present findings at internal and external scientific meetings, prepare manuscripts for peerreviewed publication, and develop and write fellowship proposals. Contribute to mentoring of trainees and fostering a collaborative, respectful, and welcoming lab environment. Keep track of data, protocols and overall progress in updated laboratory notebooks and data folders shared with the laboratory manager and Principal Investigator Mining large sequencing data sets Department Specific Qualifications Education: PhD in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology or related field Experience: Experience working with mice (especially models of cardiovascular disease, acute/chronic inflammation orcancer). Experience with mammalian cell culture, protein and RNA extraction, knock down and overexpressionvector expression, flow cytometry, tissue sectioning, and immunofluorescence and strong background inimmunology and/or cardiovascular and cancer biology. Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Effective communication and organizational skills, growth mindset, team work, problem solving and attentionto detail. This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Job Status:Full timeEmployee Type:Staff #J-18808-Ljbffr