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The University of Iowa POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR in Iowa City, Iowa
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLARRequisition # 4108[Position Basics Advertising Ends on: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 Advertising Started on: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 College: College of Engineering Department: Biomedical Engineering Salary Salary: Commensurate Position Details Full/Part Time Status: Full Time Percent Time: 100% Position Description: Postdoctoral Research Scholar ]{#0}
Roy J. Carver Biomedical Engineering (
https://engineering.uiowa.edu/bme) at the University of Iowa (
https://uiowa.edu/) seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral research scholar to join Dr. Kim Blackwell's research group investigating mechanisms of neuronal plasticity. Pay is commensurate with experience. The appointment is full-time for up to 5 years. This is an immediate opening and applications will be considered until a successful candidate is identified.
The successful candidate will contribute to NIH supported, cutting-edge research on synaptic plasticity in the basal ganglia, by performing experiments using electrophysiological and optogenetic methods in brain slices of mouse models. The successful candidate will develop working hypotheses that can be tested by electrophysiological and optogenetic approaches, analyze electrophysiology data, judge the validity of data obtained from experimental procedures, design new experiments, write journal articles and give presentations at scientific conferences. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty, staff, and students of the biomedical engineering department, led by Dr. Blackwell, and the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, led by Dr. Ted Abel. The INI creates synergy within the broad neuroscience community across the university, leading to transformative research and an intellectually stimulating environment to understand how the nervous system mediates behavior and how this goes awry in neurodevelopmental, psychiatric and neurological disorders.
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Applicants are required to submit a letter of interest, resume or cv, and a list of at least three references.
Education Requirement:
- Ph.D. in a relevant science or engineering field (e.g., biomedical engineering, psychology, neuroscience) and at least one publication in a reputable journal.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience in whole cell, patch clamp electrophysiology in brain slices
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience in synaptic plasticity experiments such as LTP, LTD
- Expertise in electrophysiology data acquisition and analysis using programs such as Patchmaster
Online Application Required Documents Curriculum Vita Name and Contact Information of References Letters of Interest Number of References: 3
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Contact Information Contact:
Paul Oh - paul-oh@uiowa.edu Cend-Engineering Administratio Seamans Center 103 South Capitol Street 3016A SC Iowa City, IA 52242 Phone: 319-335-5078 Department URL:
https://bme.engineering.uiowa.edu/
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