Research Scientist

Description:

Research Scientist to participate in the development and implementation of a highly competitive program on basic and translational cardiovascular regenerative medicine within Dr. Khans Laboratory in the Department of Emergency Medicine

Responsibilities Include:

Writes and submits grant proposals of original research in the area of induced pluripotent stem cells biology and cardiovascular research as co-investigator or collaborator to obtain funding in support of research with significant salary support from extramural funding sponsors Develops and tests hypotheses Plans, designs and executes advanced research experiments Conducts statistical analysis, evaluation and interpretation of raw data Plans and writes manuscripts, articles, abstracts and research reports for publication in peer-reviewed journals Develops and implements new research techniques and methodologies in the laboratory Writes IACUC protocols as needed for research Ensures and is accountable for compliance to federal and institutional laboratory and radiation safety regulations Supervises and trains junior research staff, post-doctoral researchers, residents, and undergraduate amp; graduate students Develops new and on-going collaborative research opportunities.

Minimum Education Required:

Doctorate (Academic) in Genetics, Cell Biology or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications:

Demonstrated ability to be a competent and productive researcher i.e. incumbent will have authored several publications of considerable interest and value to the field as evidenced by favorable reviews, by citation in the work of others, by presentations of papers to professional societies, and/or will have contributed inventions, new designs, or techniques which are of material significance in the solution of important applied problems.

Must have a strong background iPSC biology, culture and differentiation, 3D cultures, tissue engineering, molecular biology techniques, gene editing techniques, viral transduction, flow cytometry, mouse MI models, echocardiography, extracellular vesicle biology, electrophysiology, and/or other fields related to stem cell biology.

Must have at least 36 months experience in the field as Postdoctoral scholar/Research Scientist.