美国田纳西大学医疗健康中心招聘心脏疾病方向博士后

The faculty mentor for this position will be Dr.SALVATORE MANCARELLA. Postdoctoral position is available to study mechanisms of cardiac repair and excitation-contraction coupling in cells of the cardiovascular system of animal models of cardiac disease, using state-of-the-art electrophysiological, optical, biochemical and molecular biology. The duties for the position include culturing primary cardiomyocytes, conducting experiments related to a funded NIH R00 grant, reading and knowing the relevant literature, training new personnel in the laboratory, attending and presenting at scientific meetings, and writing drafts of manuscripts. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to design his/her own related experiments, develop new techniques, and develop new collaborations with other researchers.

Qualifications: Experience in two or more of the following areas is required: rodent animal models, protein-protein interactions, patch-clamp electrophysiology, confocal microscopy/live-cell imaging and molecular biology. The successful candidate must have published at least a first name paper in a peer-reviewed international scientific journal. Interested and highly motivated candidates with a PhD degree in Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or a related and relevant field of biomedical sciences, should submit electronically a letter of interest, detailed CV/biosketch, previous publications, a brief outline of current research, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Salvatore Mancarella, Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 894 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163. E-mail: smancare@uthsc.edu.

Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage for postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. Department of Labor. The position includes an excellent benefits package (http://www.uthsc.edu/postdoc/benefits.php). Located in Memphis, a dynamic Mid-South city rich in culture, history, diversity, music and cuisine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is one of the largest, most comprehensive academic health centers in the United States with a solid commitment to postdoctoral training. UTHSC is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Title VI/IX/ Section 504/ ADA/ADEA Employer.

How to apply: All candidates must apply online at https://academic.uthsc.edu/postdoc/postdoctoral1.php?appid=8242. This correspondence should be considered a public record and subject to public inspection pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act.