Post-Doctoral Associate

• Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology University of Minnesota life insurance, paid holidays United States, Minnesota, Saint Paul Sep 03, 2026 Apply for Job
  Job ID
  375914
  Location
  Twin Cities
  Job Family
  Academic
  Full/Part Time
  Full-Time
  Regular/Temporary
  Regular
  Job Code
  9546
  Employee Class
  Acad Prof and Admin
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  About the Job With guidance from the PI, the successful candidate will conduct independent research studies to determine immune mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of heart failure.

Duties:

70%

• Planning and execution of studies to investigate the role of immune pathways in liver disease using techniques including genotyping, flow cytometry, cell culture, western blotting, and biochemical/molecular assays.
  20%
• Writing research articles and grant applications, conducting literature searches, hypothesis development, experimental design, and documenting results.
  10%
• Mentoring and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.

Qualifications Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in a biological science and research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should be a critical thinker and detail-oriented, have strong work ethics, and excellent communication skills. About the Department We are a dynamic and growing medical school basic science department that values excellence, innovation, inclusive meritocracy and impact as cornerstones to biomedical research and education. We aspire to be the leading research and education physiology program in the country. Our research vision is focused on mechanistic studies of the cardiovascular system, including muscle, and in obesity, diabetes and metabolism. We have thematic interests in sterile inflammation and AI/ML-based computational biology. We expressly integrate new knowledge discoveries from genes and molecules to the whole organism, with impact relevance to human health.

Pay and Benefits Pay Range:

• $63,480 annually Please visit the Benefits for Postdoctoral Candidates website for more information regarding benefit eligibility. Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training
• Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

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