Postdoctoral position (Cleaver lab), UT Southwestern Medical Center
Posted by Ondine Cleaver, on 7 May 2016
Closing Date: 15 March 2021
Department/Location: Department Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Texas 75390
Closing date: June 30, 2016
Position: The funds for this post are available for up to 4 years, however postdoc will be encouraged to seek independent fellowship funding.
General area of research includes regenerative medicine, developmental biology, molecular biology, stem cells, and tissue engineering. We are interested in how the vasculature develops coordinately with organs, including the kidney and pancreas. We will investigate basic mechanisms of blood vessel patterning, cell-cell interactions and tissue morphogenesis and function. In particular, we want to engineer replacement nephrons, within the framework of the NIH-NIDDK consortium (https://www.rebuildingakidney.org/collaborate.html).
For this position experience in molecular biological and biochemical techniques, basic mammalian cell and tissue culture, mouse husbandry, histology and tissue engineering is desirable. The position is based in the Cleaver laboratory and is available immediately.
The Cleaver lab is part of the Department of Molecular Biology and the Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine. It is also part of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. The lab is located on the 8th floor of the NA building on North campus at UTSW (http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/molecular-biology/index.html).
Applicants should have been awarded a PhD degree or equivalent and have several years laboratory experience.
To apply for this position and to view further information, please visit: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/cleaver/ . Apply directly to Ondine.Cleaver@utsouthwestern.edu via email.
The closing date for applications is June 30 2016, but the position is available immediately.
Please provide your Curriculum Vitae (CV) including at least 3 referent contact information, as well as a cover letter in initial inquiries.
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