Postdoctoral Fellow - Cardiovascular Disease Research

Every day, in ways both big and small, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is impacting lives for the better. MCW … changemaking for a healthier Wisconsin.  In the role of  Postdoctoral Fellow you will beworking in Pediatrics.

Purpose

According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), a postdoc is an individual who has received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) and is engaged in a temporary and defined period of mentored advanced research training to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue his or her chosen career path. In addition, according to the National Postdoc Association (NPA), Postdoctoral appointees can pursue basic, clinical, or translational projects so long as their primary effort is devoted toward their own scholarship. Postdocs are essential to the scholarly mission of the mentor and host institution, and thus are expected to have the freedom to publish the results of their scholarship.

We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow who is passionate about basic biological questions on heart development and regeneration to join our research team at Herma Heart Institute, Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

The research interests of Han lab reside at the interface of Cell Biology, Genomics, and Cardiology. We employ several experimental systems, including engineered mouse models and human-induced pluripotent stem cells, to understand the cellular mechanisms that govern the proliferation and differentiation of heart muscle cells. We also utilize a variety of molecular and computational techniques to understand the diversity of cellular behavior via single cell/spatial multi-omics. Our goal is to provide a cell biology view to better understand human heart disease and develop regenerative strategies. Please check our lab website for more details about the research projects: https://han.cellcycle.org/

In addition, we are committed to promote advanced research training to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue future academic career path.

 

Characteristics of a postdoctoral appointment:

It is expected that postdocs at MCW, with the assistance of their supervisor, will:

• Transition to career independence through the development of professional skills that enable the postdoc to actively pursue a career of his/her own choosing.
• Be supervised by at least one senior scholar who actively promotes the postdoc's professional development.
• Establish an individual development plan (IDP) that incorporates equally the postdoc's career and training goals and the mentor's research goals.
• Pursue basic, clinical, or translational projects so long as effort is focused primarily on research.
• Publish results of the postdoc's research and scholarship during their appointment.
• As postdocs are important members of the host institution's community, appropriate levels of compensation, health care, and other benefits commensurate with their essential status should be afforded, independent of the postdoc's source of funding.

 

Primary Functions

• The postdoc will lead and manage projects related to a recently awarded R01-funded project in the Han lab.
• Plan, design and execute complex research studies, procedures, and protocols.
• Coordinate research study activities.
• Oversee organization, synthesis and analysis of data and findings.
• Prepare scientific reports, outcome findings and scientific manuscripts. 
• Participate in meetings with principal investigator and research staff in which you will evaluate/interpret the validity of data, develop methodologies, and design and evaluate lab procedures.
• May oversee the work of laboratory personnel including training and development as well as daily work direction, delegation and establishing priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

Required knowledge: biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, documentation, records management, data utilization, complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management, and writing skills.

Skills and abilities:

• Experience with cell culture, molecular techniques, immunohistochemical staining, Western blot.
• Experience with handling of laboratory animals is preferred.
• Experience with cardiovascular-related techniques is preferred.
• Experience with CRISPR, induced-pluripotent stem cell culture, and/or -omics is a plus.

Education: Doctorate DegreeEmployment Type: Full Time