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Post Doctoral Researcher in the Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine

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Position description

We are inviting applications for postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Jason Yuan's translational research laboratory at UC San Diego in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Yuan is the current Director of the Section of Physiology and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. His laboratory has a focus on cardiopulmonary and vascular pathobiology, ion channel electrophysiology, and the pathogenic mechanisms of pulmonary vascular disease.

Under supervision from Principal Investigator and Sponsored Project Administrator in the Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Division, the post doctoral researcher would support the translational research efforts for a variety of research projects focusing primarily on rat and mouse physiology. Responsible for independently coordinating and managing research studies, including writing and updating protocols, running cellular and molecular assays, running mouse studies, data collection and entry, trouble-shooting and problem solving. The postdoctoral researcher will assist in ensuring IACUC protocol compliance, keeping drugs up to date, monitoring animals, running physiologic studies, and maintenance of accurate and complete research notebooks and data files. The postdoctoral researcher will support in vivo experiments using intact rats/mice (e.g., measure blood pressure, heart function, lung functions and other organ functions); ex vivo experiments using isolated rat/mouse organs (e.g., isolated lung, isolated heart) or blood vessels; and isolation or preparation single cells from isolated rat/mouse organs and blood vessels.

A more in-depth summary on Dr. Yuan's laboratory can be found here.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Applicants must have a Doctorate degree or its equivalent in the project area. Appointment is dependent on academic experience, scholarly achievements, skills and knowledge.

Preferred qualifications

Preferred Qualifications: Postdoctoral or equivalent experience, and commitment to mentoring and research training service to build equitable and diverse scholarly environment. Enthusiastic and self-driven individuals with demonstrated productivity and collaborative characteristics.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity. See our Faculty Equity site for more information.
    (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02784

Help contact: kaomerry@ucsd.edu

About UC San Diego

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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Job location

La Jolla, CA