Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Nebraska Medical Center

Requisition Number: 2025 - 178

Business Unit: College of Medicine

Department: Pharmacology/Exp Neuroscience 50000523

Reg-Temp: Full-Time Regular

Position Summary:

Seeking a postdoctoral candidate in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience. Opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art research facility and be a part of cutting-edge research focused on the understanding of adverse effects of antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other co-morbidities on fetal neurodevelopment and developing interventional therapeutic strategies to improve developmental outcomes. The position provides a unique opportunity to work at the interface of neurodevelopmental biology, pharmacology, toxicology, and HIV-1-linked virology. The research is focused on identifying underlying mechanisms, evaluating pre- and post-natal neurodevelopment, developing novel non-invasive bioimaging tools to study fetal neurodevelopment as well as new drug delivery strategies to improve safety and therapeutic benefits of drugs during pregnancy.

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in basic science field
Strong verbal and written communication skills are required

Supplemental Qualifications:

Background in neuroscience, developmental neuroscience/biology is preferred. Experience in 3D organoid development would be a positive. Candidate should be strong in molecular biology techniques and have experience in cell culture and animal work, flow cytometry, western blot analysis, real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, and other procedures. Candidate should be comfortable with handling research animals (rodent models) and conducting developmental biology and HIV-1 virology linked experiments in these animal models. . In addition, ability to work as a part of a team and working knowledge of software including,but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe photoshop/illustrator, and GraphPad prism or other statistical analysis software is a plus.

Salary Range: Salary Commensurate with Experience