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Postdoctoral Research Associate I
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Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Posting Number req13171
Department Pharmacology
Department Website Link https://pharmacology.arizona.edu/
Location UAHS - Tucson
Address 1501 N Campbell, Tucson, AZ 85724 USA
Position Highlights The Department of Pharmacology’s mission is to provide quality preclinical and clinical education in pharmacology and therapeutics for medical students, to educate and train graduate and postdoctoral biomedical scientists, to carry out basic research of recognized excellence, and to participate in governance and leadership in the College of Medicine at The University of Arizona and in appropriate national scientific and professional societies. The selected candidate will work in the laboratories of Drs. Frank Porreca and Edita Navratilova to perform preclinical studies in pain neurobiology. We are seeking outstanding, highly motivated applicants to join our vibrant research team. Our group is well funded by several NIH grants. The PIs value creativity, dedication, and teamwork and are committed to in-depth personal mentoring to help trainees gain the specific skills to advance their professional development and scientific career. The applicants will be engaged in group lab meetings and departmental seminars and will be encouraged to present their work at national and international scientific conferences and publish manuscript in high quality journals.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Perform in vivo and in vitro techniques and procedures related to preclinical pain projects in mice and rats, including behavior evaluation, animal models of pain, surgeries, tissue processing, genetic manipulations of brain circuits, western blotting analysis, ELISA, RNA Scope, microscopy, and immunohistochemistry assays.
  • The candidate will be responsible to work with senior scientists in planning experiments, organizing, and executing experiments, data analysis and interpretation, coordinate students and technicians.
  • The candidate will establish/validate new behavior assays to support project goals; present the data in scientific meetings, write scientific manuscripts, communicate/report and discuss acquired data to the PIs and project management, participate in grant writing and application.
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. 
Minimum Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in a biomedical science, MD, or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications *Experience with rodent handling and behavior, and background in one or more of the following: *In vivo genetic manipulations ( viruses, optogenetics/chemogenetics or CRISPR technology). *Molecular biology, *Fluorescent microscopy and in situ hybridization.
FLSA Exempt
Full Time/Part Time Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week 40
Job FTE 1.0
Work Calendar Fiscal
Job Category Research
Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay DOE
Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies 1
Target Hire Date 2/20/2023
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates Frank Porreca | frankp@email.arizona.edu
Open Date 1/13/2023
Open Until Filled Yes
Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
Diversity Statement At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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