The Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology at the University of Virginia seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on insulin action, vascular biology, and metabolism in the laboratory of Zhenqi Liu, M.D. Strong skills in in vivo rodent work, cell culture, molecular biology, and confocal microscopy are preferred. Incumbent will be expected to contribute to project design, conduct independent experiments, and participate in a collaborative lab environment. T32 funding slots are available for those who qualify.

Duties:

• Full-time research or scholarship at the University.
• Preparatory for a full-time academic or research career.
• Supervised by a senior scholar, design experiments, conduct research, and prepare manuscripts for publication in leading journals and peer-reviewed academic conferences.
• Rodent surgery and insulin clamps.
• Isolation and Culturing of rodent primary endothelial cells.
• Tissue immunohistochemistry.
• Molecular biology: Western blots, ELISA, qPCR, etc.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Postdoctoral employment is temporary and is normally limited to an individual who has been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within the previous five years and who will be involved in full-time research or scholarship at the University. Employment as a Postdoctoral Research Associate is viewed as training and is preparatory for a full-time academic or research career, is supervised by a senior scholar, and allows the appointee to publish the results of research or scholarship during the training period.

The University of Virginia is located in picturesque and historical Charlottesville, with outstanding schools, affordable housing, and is less than two hours from Washington, DC, and only an hour away from Richmond, VA.

This is a 12-month appointment with the possibility of renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: MD and/or Ph.D. degree by appointment start date.

Experience: A background in Metabolism or vascular biology, as well as extensive experience in conducting independent research and supervising research trainees and/or technicians is preferred. In addition, candidates should have first author publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and effective oral and written communication skills. Candidates with experience in animal research are highly preferred.
For further information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Zhenqi Liu, at ZL3E@uvahealth.org .

This is a restricted position; continuation is dependent on funding and satisfactory performance. This is an exempt-level, benefitted position. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.  A health screening is required. This position is located in Charlottesville, VA.

To Apply:

Please apply through Workday , and search for R0048477. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.   Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.  Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jessica Russo, Academic Recruiter, at sxv9zv@virginia.edu .

For more information on the benefits available to postdoctoral associates at UVA, visit postdoc.virginia.edu and hr.virginia.edu/benefits .

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