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Professional Opportunities
POST-DOC OPPORTUNITY AT DUKE
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Department of Biomedical Engineering
An opportunity exists to join this research group in neural engineering: using engineering techniques to understand and control neural function—working primarily on fundamental questions related to development and application of neural prostheses. Neural prostheses use electrical activation of the nervous system to restore function to individuals with neurological impairment.
Active group projects include:
• design and testing of innovative electrodes and stimulation techniques
• explaining the mechanisms of action of deep brain stimulation
• developing approaches using electrical stimulation for control of bladder function
The group conducts computer-based modeling of neurons and electric fields, in vivo stimulation and recording in pre-clinical models, and clinical feasibility studies in human subjects.
We seek a highly-motivated individual who enjoys the freedom to pursue their own ideas in a supportive environment to join our team. The focus of this position is to combine computational modeling and clinical experiments to advance deep brain stimulation as a therapy for movement disorders. This is a full-time position with University benefits and provides exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary research and career development. A PhD in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, neuroscience, physics or math is required, as are excellent communication skills. Previous experience in computational and / or experimental electrophysiology is desirable, and previous experience in human subjects research is beneficial.
For consideration submit a CV and the names and contact information of three professional references as a .pdf file attachment to:
Warren M. Grill, PhD, Addy Professor of Biomedical Engineering
warren.grill@duke.edu
Duke University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer.
TENURE TRACK POSITION: STEM CELL/TISSUE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
The UW Department of Bioengineering is recruiting a tenure-track faculty member in the area of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Relevant expertise includes, but is not limited to, adult and pluripotent stem cell biology, stem cell engineering, biomaterials for stem cell and tissue engineering, bioreactors, growing replacement tissues and whole organs, animal models of disease (including physiology and imaging), and drug delivery strategies to improve stem cell and tissue engineered construct performance.
The Department of Bioengineering is a joint venture between the College of Engineering and the School of Medicine. The successful candidate will work within an established collaborative environment at the University. Further, the candidate will have the opportunity to partner with highly successful programs in tissue engineering and investigators in the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (http://depts.washington.edu/iscrm/).
Applications are sought at Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels, but those at the Assistant Professor level are particularly encouraged. Ph.D. or M.D. degrees are required, and prior post-doctoral or higher level experience is highly valued. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an internationally recognized research program and to participate in the teaching and service missions of the department. Scientists and engineers who apply should show evidence of excellence, originality and productivity in research and potential for excellent teaching. Candidates who are likely to attract strong interest from other departments will be particularly sought after because of the UW’s and Department of Bioengineering’s long tradition of collaboration across disciplinary boundaries. Candidates whose research may lead to improvements in clinical medicine are also of interest, and she or he will be able to take advantage of our active Coulter Translational Research Partnership.
More information can be found at http://depts.washington.edu/bioe. Applications must be submitted electronically at http://www.engr.washington.edu/facsearch/?dept=BioE. Applicant review began in November and will continue until the position is filled. All positions are contingent on the availability of funding.
The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. Faculty engage in teaching, research and service. The University of Washington is the recipient of a 2006 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility and a 2001 National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformational Award to increase the advancement of women faculty in science, engineering and math. The University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
FACULTY POSITION IN VOICE SCIENCES AND/OR DISORDERS
The Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor to begin September 2010 who will lead a translational (human and/or animal) research program in voice sciences and/or disorders. Clinical certification would be advantageous but is not required. In addition to an earned doctorate from relevant fields (e.g., speech science, neurobiology, genetics, molecular and cell biology, biomedical engineering), applicants must have demonstrated potential to lead a high-impact, externally-funded research program. Northwestern University is a founder and leader of the discipline of Communication Sciences and Disorders with undergraduate, professional (Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Learning Disabilities), and PhD training programs; innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and research dominate the direction of the University.
Duties: Develop a fundable program of research, teach courses in speech production sciences and/or disorders and related topics, direct student research, and engage in service to the department, school, and university.
Qualifications: An earned PhD, a record of peer-reviewed publications, potential for obtaining external grant funding, and potential for being an effective teacher. Clinical qualification is not required.
Salary: Internationally competitive, depending on qualifications and experience.
Application procedures: Candidates should send a CV, research and teaching statements, reprints of published articles, and four letters of reference to: Patrick Wong, PhD, CSD Faculty Search Committee Chair (2240 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60208).
The University: Northwestern University is one of the nation’s largest private research universities. The main campus is located in Evanston and the medical campus is located 12 miles south in Chicago. Both campuses are located on the shore of Lake Michigan. There is continuing expansion of University facilities and programs, particularly in the sciences and medicine. Cultural, social, and recreational activities abound on and near each campus. For more information, please visit: http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/departments/csd/.
Closing Date: Ongoing until position is filled. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2009.
JEFFERSON SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
The National Academies is pleased to announce a call for nominations and applications for the 2010 Jefferson Science Fellows program (JSF). Now in its seventh year, the JSF program establishes a model for engaging the American academic science, technology, and engineering communities in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.
Jefferson Science Fellows spend one year at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC and may periodically travel to U.S. foreign embassies and/or missions. Following their year in Washington, Fellows will continue to serve as a resource to the State Department for short-term projects.
JSF awards are open to tenured academic scientists, technologists and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learning. Nominees/applicants must be U.S. citizens and will be required to obtain a security clearance.
Nomination/application forms and instructions can be found on the Jefferson Science Fellows website: www.national-academies.org/jsf
The nomination/application deadline is January 15, 2010.
VICE CHAIR OF MEIDICINE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH, GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM, DANVILLE, PA
Contact: Ronald J. Chod, MBA/Partner/Grant Cooper & Associates, Phone: 314-726-5291 ext. 121| Fax: 314-726-5509 | Email: spink@grantcooper.com.
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE RESEARCH GROUP OF KF JENSEN, HEAD OF THE MIT DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
We are seeking to fill a position at postdoctoral level to collaborate in the development of a "high throughput microfluidic based microinjector". This technology attempts to provide a new way to rapidly and effectively deliver material into cells at significantly lower costs and higher efficiencies than existing technologies. The work will at first involve designing and running adequate biological experiments for the validation of the technology. After it will move onto exploring the potential of the technology as a delivery method of reprogramming factors to into somatic cells for iPS generation.
The candidate should have a degree in engineering or biology and be experienced in biology and cell cultures. Original and creative thinking is a requirement. Experience with stem cells is a plus. The work will be carried out in a team.
For additional information contact Prof. Klavs Jensen (kfjensen@mit.edu) and Dr. Andrea Adamo (aadamo@mit.edu)
TISSUE ENGINEERING POSTDOCS AT HARVARD
Postdoctoral positions are available in the Disease Biophysics Group in the Wyss Institute for Biologically-Inspired Engineering and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Harvard. Expertise in cell and molecular biology, tissue engineering, or electrophysiology are required. Projects in cardiac cell and tissue engineering, vascular cell and tissue engineering, and neural cell and tissue engineering are available.
To apply, please forward CV, examples of first-author publications, and the names and contact information of three references electronically to Kit Parker, Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Applied Science at SEAS.
INSTITUT PASTEUR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The Pasteur Foundation administers this fellowship program to bring US postdoctoral researchers to the 130+ Institut Pasteur laboratories in Paris. This program is open to American citizens who are not already in France. The three-year fellowship package provides $70,000 annually consisting of a $55,000 fellowship plus $15,000 in bench fees to support the research.
The first step for a candidate is to identify a host laboratory at the institute to sponsor the application. Dossiers must be received by February 12, 2010; notification of candidates will be in April 2010, and recipients must begin the fellowship by December 1, 2010. For more information, see the application guidelines at www.pasteurfoundation.org.
POSTDOC IN PERICARDIAL INOTROPIC DRUG THERAPY FOR HEART FAILURE
The Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine at Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center seeks a postdoctoral fellow for design, fabrication, and in vitro characterization of controlled release systems to be used in treating acute perioperative and chronic heart failure. The project will also involve in vivo pharmacologic testing in small and large animals using Millar catheters to characterize contractility and other hemodynamic indices.
The ideal candidate will have experience in polymer chemistry, drug-releasing systems and in quantitative methods and engineering, and will be proficient in cardiovascular physiology, data acquisition systems and signal processing. An entrepreneurial spirit and experience with animal models is a plus; an MD or PhD is required.
To apply, contact: Mark Lovich, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, at mark.lovich@caritaschristi.org. The work will be performed under the guidance of Dr. Lovich and Elazer Edelman, MD, PhD of HST and the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center.
BIOINFORMATICS MANAGER / SPECIALIST, ALLEGRO DIAGNOSTICS
Allegro Diagnostics is a Boston-area company seeking to become the global leader in diagnosing pulmonary diseases by providing earlier, more accurate information to clinicians and patients (HST BEP ’07 Dan Rippy is President and CEO). The company has a position for a bioinformatics specialist to lead the analysis of gene expression data from clinical trials towards the development of diagnostic products for lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases.
Responsibilities include: applying bioinformatics techniques and developing software scripts to analyze gene expression data; conceiving and developing algorithms and analysis approaches; validating results and modifying algorithms or analysis protocols as needed; and supporting development of and analysis for required clinical control parameters. A PhD in Bioinformatics, Statistics, or Statistical Genetics, or an MS plus two years of experience in a bioinformatics-related field, is required; two years of molecular biology experience is preferred.
Relevant experience desired includes statistical data analysis (including genome-wide expression data and microarray data analysis); computer programming and databases; use of bioinformatics and genome scale data to solve clinically and/or scientifically important questions; familiarity with online bioinformatics tools, databases, and pathway analysis, and with the Micro Array Quality Consortium (MAQC) studies and clinical data analysis.
To apply, contact Kate Porta at kporta@allegrodx.com.
RESEARCH FELLOW IN CARDIOVASCULAR MRI
The Cardiac MR Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is seeking applicants for open positions at the level of post-doctoral fellows, research scientists or engineers. The main focus is in the area of cardiovascular MR imaging and image guided electrophysiology. Prior experience in MRI, X-ray/CT imaging or medical image processing is desired. Applicants should hold a PhD degree in biomedical, electrical or computer engineering with strong background in signal processing and mathematics.
Prior experience in MR pulse sequence development is desired. Applicants with strong computer graphics/vision with significant programming experience are strongly encouraged to apply. The candidate is expected to participate in both independent and collaborative projects with the clinical collaborators.
To apply, send CV and contact information for three references to:
Reza Nezafat, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine.
POSTDOC IN PROTEIN TURNOVER DYNAMICS IN THE INNER EAR
A postdoctoral fellowship is available immediately to study the dynamics of protein turnover in the inner ear in health and after noise trauma. The project is a collaboration among HMS researchers in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and the Department of Neurobiology and the National Resource for Imaging Mass Spectrometry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The fellow will learn auditory biology with a focus on inner ear imaging and physiology. Candidates should have a recent doctoral-level degree.
To apply, send CV, statement of research interest, reprints, and contact information for three references to Sharon G. Kujawa, Ph.D., Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN, STEM CELL RESEARCH FOR MAMMALIAN ORGAN REGENGERATION
The Division of Genetics, in the Department of Medicine at HMS and Brigham & Women's Hospital has a position for a research technician in stem cell research for organogenesis. As part of the Systems-based Consortium for Organ Design and Engineering (SysCODE), our major focus is on using principles of developmental and stem cell biology, genomics and computational science to build organ parts (tooth germ, pancreatic islet, heart valve, lens) from stem cells.
The project involves developing protocols to direct the differentiation of ES and iPS cells to specific organ fates in vitro, and entails extensive cell culture work. Undergraduate experience in molecular biology, cell culture, developmental biology is required, and familiarity with computational analysis of gene expression data, or tissue engineering is preferred.
To apply, send resume to:
Richard Maas, M.D, Ph.D.
BWH Division of Genetics
New Research Bldg., Rm. 458h
Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115 info@syscode.org
PAIN AND NEUROSCIENCE POSTDOC AT DARTMOUTH
A postdoctoral position in the area of pain and neuroscience is available in the Anesthesiology Research Laboratory at Dartmouth College, Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth Medical School (Lebanon, NH). The NIH-funded project is focused on the molecular mechanisms of spinal cannabinoid receptor type-2 activation for induction of analgesia in models of neuropathic and postoperative pain.
The Anesthesiology Research Laboratory is interested in the responses and modulation of glial cell function in pain states. Candidates should have a PhD or MD in the biosciences or a health professional degree. To apply, send CV, names and contact details of three references, and a brief letter describing your research experience to Dr. Alfonso Romero-Sandoval.
STARTUP OPPORTUNITY IN TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
A life sciences startup exploring novel drug targets in Neglected and Tropical Infectious Diseases (NTID) is searching for a candidate to become a member of its founding team. There are several infectious / tropical diseases that independently do not command adequate market share to justify R&D, but collectively represent a sizeable sector that has remained unfulfilled.
We plan to fill this developmental void by leveraging a variety of unconventional funding sources to commercialize our proprietary technology.
The ideal candidate will have a PhD and experience in Biophysics, Structural Biology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology; industry experience is preferred. Compensation will be in the form of stock and through grant-mechanisms in the near-term. This a part-time opportunity with an expectation that the candidate will work a flexible 10-15 hours per week.
To apply, send CV and letter of interest to ali.munawa@gmail.com.
POSTDOC IN ORGAN ENGINEERING AVAILABLE
The Systems-based Consortium for Organ Design & Engineering (SysCODE) has an interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship available immediately. SysCODE integrates developmental biology, computational and genome sciences, and tissue engineering to create molecular blueprints for building organ parts from stem cells.
As a SysCODE postdoctoral fellow, your interests will span more than one discipline by conducting research in the laboratories of two SysCODE mentors, pursuing questions at the interfaces among disciplines and contributing to the design and engineering of cardiac valves (for valvular heart disease), pancreatic islets (for Type 1 diabetes), or tooth germ (for tooth loss).
Fellows will have a Harvard, MIT, Boston University, or Vanderbilt appointment. To apply, please send your CV and three reference letters to TrainingProgram@SysCODE.org. For more information, see www.SysCODE.org.
CONTRACT SCIENTIST POSITION, RNAi LEAD DEVELOPMENT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a position for a scientist to perform cell-based assays and screens to identify candidate RNAi compounds as part of a high throughput RNAi lead development group. Key responsibilities include: in vitro screens of siRNAs in cultured cells; quantification of the effects of siRNAs on gene expression (RNA and protein levels); cell-based assays to evaluate cellular phenotypic changes; and cloning and ectopic expression of genes in mammalian cells.
PhD or BS and MS in molecular biology, with two to three years' experience (preferably in
an industrial setting) required, as is expertise in molecular and cell biology techniques; experience with flow cytometry is desired and experience with liquid handling robotics and automation processes in a
screening environment is a plus.
To apply, send CV to mandolino@alnylam.com.
POSTDOC AT MEEI DEVELOPING INNER EAR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
Postdoc fellowship available immediately in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary to develop an inner ear drug delivery device in animals for ultimate use in patients. The fellow will learn auditory biology with a focus on physiology and pharmacology, and will gain experience in the integration of engineering and biology.
The position, in the laboratories of Sharon Kujawa and William Sewell, is focused on interdisciplinary work to develop and test mechanisms for the safe and sustained delivery of bioactive compounds directly to the inner ear.
Candidates should have a recent doctoral level degree.
To apply, send CV, statement of research interest, reprints, and contact information for three references to:
Sharon G. Kujawa, PhD
Eaton-Peabody Laboratory
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
243 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114 sharon_kujawa@meei.harvard.edu
MOLECULAR BIO OF HEARING POSTDOC
The Morton laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has a position available immediately in molecular biology and genetics of hearing research. Projects include characterization of genes expressed in the inner ear in hearing and deafness, analysis of mouse models of human deafness disorders, and genome-wide association studies for presbycusis and noise induced hearing loss.
Qualifications of candidates should include knowledge and expertise in molecular biology. Prior research in the auditory system is desirable but not required.
To apply, send to Dr. Cynthia Morton (cmorton@partners.org) a letter describing your interests and relevant experience, a CV, and the names of three references. |