"Post Doctoral Fellow - Health & Human Performance"

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.

2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.

3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.

4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.

5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.

6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.

7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.

8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

The Caslin Research Lab in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston is seeking a motivated and dedicated postdoctoral fellow in the research area of adipose immunometabolism. The ideal candidate will have experience in conducting metabolic research using animal and cell culture models related to obesity and lipid metabolism. Responsibilities include conducting and analyzing scientific experiments, writing up data in the form of scientific manuscripts, participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, and contributing to undergraduate and graduate student training. The successful applicant will contribute to multiple funded and unfunded projects that contribute to our understanding of the immune impact on weight cycling and cardiometabolic disease.

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.