Masonic Medical Research Institute - MMRI · 2 months ago
Post Doctoral Research Fellow- Wu Lab
Utica, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelMasonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Wu Lab to explore transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation in cardiovascular development. The role involves utilizing advanced multi-omics techniques to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying heart diseases, contributing to pioneering therapeutic interventions.
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Responsibilities
Delve into multiple exciting projects to understand transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation in cardiovascular development
Harness mouse genetics and state-of-the-art multi-omics techniques, including bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, ChIP-seq, and CLIP-seq
Map out the intricate cardiac gene regulation network orchestrated by transcription factors and RNA-binding proteins
Shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying heart diseases such as left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC)
Qualification
Required
A general love of science and all the challenges that come with it
Excitement to tackle challenging, multidisciplinary scientific questions in areas involving development of technical and analytical workflows
Scientific creativity to identify and evaluate novel approaches to answer our research questions
A hard working and collegial attitude
A desire to work in a relatively informal, highly collaborative, and scientifically rigorous team-centered laboratory environment
Preferred
A recent or pending Ph.D. in the cardiovascular research or related fields
Proficient in molecular and cell biology techniques
Experience in small animal handling techniques
Experience in generating and analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS) datasets
Demonstrated productivity in the form of first author publications and presentations
Excitement to tackle difficult scientific questions in areas that will involve significant development of technical and analytical workflows
Scientific creativity to identify novel approaches to answer our research questions
A hard working and collegial attitude
A desire to work in an informal, highly collaborative, and scientifically rigorous laboratory environment
Experimental execution, performance, and data collection
Research Protocol
Scientific Terminology
Flexible – ability to change directions as needed for the benefit of laboratory
Performance Excellence – high responsibility, pleasant to work with, provides timely and accurate information
Organized – manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized
Critical Thinking – ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options
Work Ethic – motivated, diligent, industrious, and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency
Interpersonal – can build effective, strong working relationships with colleagues and management through trust, communication, and credibility
Teamwork – ability to work with others, serve others, help others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome
Benefits
An opportunity to present your work at national/international conferences.
Support for publication of high and medium impact journal articles. We are also strong advocates of preprints.
A supportive environment that keeps your short and long-term career goals in mind. Your success is our success!
Clear expectations provided in structured project management.
A closely-knit, exceptionally equipped research institute with a wide variety of research interests and expertise.
An appreciation for work/life balance; sometimes the best ideas come when not in the lab!
A highly competitive compensation and benefits packages
Company
Masonic Medical Research Institute - MMRI
Masonic Medical Research Institute is a not-for-profit institute dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for all.
Founded in 1958
51-200 employees
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