Job Description

Postdoctoral Scholar - Cellular Mechanobiology and Engineering of active brown adipose tissue - Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

Position overview Position title: Postdoctoral Employee Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on UC Berkeley Postdoc salary scale. Percent time: 100 Anticipated start: Summer 2022 Position duration: Initial appointment is for 1 year with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding. Application Window
Open date: May 13, 2022

Most recent review date: Monday, Aug 15, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description
The Stahl Lab at UC Berkeley in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Cellular Mechanobiology and Engineering of active brown adipose tissue. The overarching goal of the Stahl laboratory is to advance human health by re-engineering lipid fluxes in the context of obesity-related disorders to protect certain tissues, such as the liver, from detrimental effects of ectopic lipid deposition and to generate metabolically highly active tissues that can serve as a save destination for excess fatty acids.
Using both in vitro (cell culture) and in vivo (mouse models) approaches the Postdoc will design, perform, and analyze experiments to determine the role of cellular mechanobiology signals, particularly those involving force generation by myosins, and the reciprocal relationship to extracellular matrix properties in adipocyte biology. Experiments will range from the quantitation of cellular tension by atomic force microscopy, to the synthesis and characterization of hydrogels, to cell biology, and the creation and maintenance of transgenic animal lines. The Postdoc will be expected to lead publication of results in peer reviewed journals and to contribute to the overall oversight of the Stahl lab.

Labor contact : https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) required by the appointment start date.
The candidate should have no more than four years of post-degree research experience by start date. Preferred qualifications

Demonstrated experience in:
Microscopy applications including Atomic Force Microscopy

Synthesis of synthetic matrixes, particularly hyaluronic acid based hydrogels

Characterization of biophysical characteristic of hydrogels by plate rheometry

Cell culture

Maintenance of animal colonies

Gene and protein expression analysis

Molecular and cellular biology techniques particularly as they relate to the mitochondrial function

Respiration assays (mitochondrial, cellular, whole body)

Assessment of adipocyte function

Fields of cellular mechanobiology biology and hydrogel synthesis
Application Requirements Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter (Optional)

Statement of Research
Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03473
Help contact: astahl@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
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Job location Berkeley, California

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