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Virginia Commonwealth University

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SOM, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SOM, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease

Benefits of working at VCU

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU's robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU's benefits here.

Job Code P00001

Recruitment Pool All Applicants

Posting Number req6637

Unit School Of Medicine MBU

Department School of Medicine, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease

Department Website Link

Location VCU

Address 907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284 USA

Duties & Responsibilities

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU's sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU's generous benefits package that includes competitive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, Virginia Retirement System (VRS), professional development & certifications, tuition waiver, parental leave, caregiving leave and community service leave. Learn more about VCU's benefits here: https://hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/why-work-at-vcu/

The Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and MetabolicHealth (SSI) is recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral fellowto join the Saul Karpen lab. The research arc of the Karpenlab focuses upon wet bench validations of etiologic gene discoveries andtherapeutic target identification for rare childhood liver diseases. Recent explorations have focused upon discovering etiologic causes of the # 1reason to transplant a liver during childhood-biliary atresia. Thesuccessful candidate will develop and apply research methods to analyzing afirst genetic model of biliary atresia, the Pkd1l1 conditional KO mouse,including evaluations of therapeutic efficacy.

Qualifications: -PhD in Molecular or Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology or other relevant discipline. -Experience with mouse models of metabolic disease or hepatobiliary disease. -Experience with cell signaling and developmental biology -Experience with membrane biology and bile acid signaling are strongly considered. -Experience with primary cell culture, epithelial cells or organoids, with isolation and culture of mouse cholangiocytes a major prioritization. -Experience with standard DNA, RNA and Protein analytics (imaging and immunoblotting). -Experience with advanced confocal imaging and in vivo imaging are encouraged -Creativity and substantial evidence of productive publication history -Independence, scientific rigor and critical thinking

Additional Information:

Position Details:

Department: SSI

Employment Type: PD - Post Doc, Commensurate with experience based on NIH postdocscale

Restricted Status: Yes

FTE: 100

Exemption Status: Exempt

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU's sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university providing access to education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

Qualifications

FLSA Post Doc

Job FTE 1

Exemption Status Exempt

Restricted Position Yes

E-Class UF - University Employee FT

Job Category Post Doc

ORP Eligible Yes

Salary Range Minimum of $61,008

Compensation Type Salaried

Target Hire Date 1/10/2025

Contact Information for Candidates

Demetria Patterson demetria.patterson1@vcuhealth.org

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