"Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sarver Heart Center"

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sarver Heart Center

Company:
The University of Arizona

Job Location:
Tucson, 85724

Category:
Medical Research

Type:
Full-Time

Posting Number: req24495

Department: Sarver Heart Center

Location: University of Arizona Health Sciences

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Sarver Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Arizona is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate with a strong interest in cancer therapy-induced cardiac toxicity, with a specific focus on DNA damage response (DDR) signaling pathways. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in DNA repair mechanisms, radiation biology, and molecular/cellular biology techniques, as well as experience in animal handling and microscopy, including fluorescence and confocal imaging. Additional experience in multi-omics approaches (e.g., transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) applications in biomedical research will be considered a strong advantage.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop research projects and perform experiments within the Sarver Cardiovascular Research Center.
• Train and supervise intern, undergraduate, medical, and graduate student lab members.
• Work as a member of the principal investigator's research team and contribute novel hypotheses, ideas, and develop novel methodologies.
• Contribute and participate in the authorship of research publications and presentations.
• Collect, analyze and graph data, conclude research projects in a timely manner, write reports, and manuscripts.
• Engage in career development activities, apply for dedicated funding and contribute to lab-based grant proposals.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or MD conferred by the start date and 0-2 years of experience at Postdoc rank.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Research

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates
Gerry Flores | gflores007@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter

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