Position Title: Post Doctoral Fellow - Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Pharmacology)

Job Family Group: Professional Staff

Job Description Summary: This Post Doctoral Fellow in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Pharmacology supports research conducted in Dr. Chad Hunter's laboratory. The work focuses on investigating how transcription factors and interacting co-regulators govern pancreatic islet development and function.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

Research Overview:

• Design and execute experiments and contribute to manuscripts with increasingly independent experiments under PI mentorship.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot in vitro, in vivo, and multiomics experiments that probe islet cell transcriptional networks.
• Drive data acquisition and analysis (e.g., RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, functional assays) and co-author publications.
• Disseminate findings through scientific publications, abstracts and presentations at regional, national, and international conferences.
• Contribute to ongoing NIH-funded projects and develop complementary, independent lines of inquiry â this will include competing for independent fellowship funding, as opportunities arise.

Expectations:

• Read the literature, develop new ideas, and assimilate information into his/her project design/interpretation.
• Dissemination of studies: Interact on a regular basis with their PI, faculty mentor and members of the laboratory to discuss experimental design and interpretation of results.
• Present research aims and findings at department seminars and at local and national scientific meetings. Write and publish their results as first author in abstracts, manuscripts, and posters.

Compliance:

• Attend and maintain compliance on all orientation and training sessions designated by the University and the Department.
• Understand and follow IACUC and biosafety protocols.
• Attend departmental seminars and regular lab meetings.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications:

Education: PhD or equivalent.

• This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have advanced knowledge, analytical skills and professional competencies necessary to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is commonly recognized as the standard qualification for similar roles in the public and private sector, ensuring that the university remains competitive with industry aligned practices, enhances collaboration with external partners, and supports the delivery of services and programs that meet professional and market-driven expectations.

Work Experience: Experience with in vivo modeling, epigenetics, molecular biology, and/or protein biochemistry techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Experience in pancreatic biology, developmental biology, gene regulation, or a related field.
• Experience in securing research funding (e.g., fellowships, grants).
• Experience in molecular and cellular techniques (western blotting, qPCR, immunohistochemistry, cell culture, co-immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, etc.).
• Animal handling and in vivo phenotyping experience.

Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Position Title: Post Doctoral Fellow - Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Pharmacology)

Job Family Group: Professional Staff

Job Description Summary: This Post Doctoral Fellow in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Pharmacology supports research conducted in Dr. Chad Hunter's laboratory. The work focuses on investigating how transcription factors and interacting co-regulators govern pancreatic islet development and function.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

Research Overview:

• Design and execute experiments and contribute to manuscripts with increasingly independent experiments under PI mentorship.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot in vitro, in vivo, and multiomics experiments that probe islet cell transcriptional networks.
• Drive data acquisition and analysis (e.g., RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, functional assays) and co-author publications.
• Disseminate findings through scientific publications, abstracts and presentations at regional, national, and international conferences.
• Contribute to ongoing NIH-funded projects and develop complementary, independent lines of inquiry â this will include competing for independent fellowship funding, as opportunities arise.

Expectations:

• Read the literature, develop new ideas, and assimilate information into his/her project design/interpretation.
• Dissemination of studies: Interact on a regular basis with their PI, faculty mentor and members of the laboratory to discuss experimental design and interpretation of results.
• Present research aims and findings at department seminars and at local and national scientific meetings. Write and publish their results as first author in abstracts, manuscripts, and posters.

Compliance:

• Attend and maintain compliance on all orientation and training sessions designated by the University and the Department.
• Understand and follow IACUC and biosafety protocols.
• Attend departmental seminars and regular lab meetings.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications:

Education: PhD or equivalent.

• This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have advanced knowledge, analytical skills and professional competencies necessary to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is commonly recognized as the standard qualification for similar roles in the public and private sector, ensuring that the university remains competitive with industry aligned practices, enhances collaboration with external partners, and supports the delivery of services and programs that meet professional and market-driven expectations.

Work Experience: Experience with in vivo modeling, epigenetics, molecular biology, and/or protein biochemistry techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Experience in pancreatic biology, developmental biology, gene regulation, or a related field.
• Experience in securing research funding (e.g., fellowships, grants).
• Experience in molecular and cellular techniques (western blotting, qPCR, immunohistochemistry, cell culture, co-immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, etc.).
• Animal handling and in vivo phenotyping experience.

Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html