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Postdoctoral Scientist - Lahiri Lab - Department of Neurology

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Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Job Description


If you're ready to be a part of groundbreaking research, then we invite you to consider this exciting opportunity and apply today!

Principal Investigator, Shouri Lahiri, MD, is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist to join the team!

The Postdoctoral Scientist will join the Lahiri Laboratory, which is focused on the intersection of acute systemic disease and neurocognitive function. The laboratory uses animal models that simulate the acute inpatient environment to explore mechanisms that explain the well-documented high rates of cognitive decline after acute hospitalization.

In this role, you will be working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with the Principal Investigator and other research staff members. You will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout training period. You may develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols. You are also expected to analyze/interpret data and may assist in the preparation of grant proposals. This position participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author. This role is not responsible for generating grant funds.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Designs and performs experiments.
  • Maintains experimental records and documentation and analyzes the results with the Principal Investigator.
  • Analyzes, interprets, summarizes and compiles data.
  • Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.

Department-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Animal Surgical Area: ensures animal surgical surfaces and equipment are clean and organized. Ensures animal surgical area follows all CSMC and Comparative Medicine policies and procedures.
  • Ensures pharmaceuticals are dispensed per protocol, appropriate supplies maintained, secured and disposed of according to established policies and procedures.
  • Performs intubation, mechanical ventilation, vascular catheterization and line placement for physiological monitoring in rats and mice.
  • Works collaboratively with biomedical imaging staff to acquire advanced cerebral and systemic physiological imaging.
  • Performs stereotaxic surgery technique, including cisternal infusions, on rats and mice.
  • Tail vein and retro-orbital injection in mice, oral lavaging the rodents and mice; vaccination and survival studies a measure the permeability constant using quantitative auto radiography.
  • Innovative histology/imaging techniques including quantitative bright-field and fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy is required.
  • Performs routine biomedical experimental protocols including immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, ELISA, and neuronal cell culture.

    • Education:

    Doctorate (PhD) in Neuroscience or an area directly related to field of research specialization, required.

    Experience and Skills:

    • Works independently on research projects designed by a mentor (typically the PI) within area of specialization.
    • Acquires technical and theoretical knowledge of research project and objectives during one to five (1-5) year post-doctoral appointment.
    • Technical skills and expertise in an area of study including, but not limited to neurological, cardiac, and pulmonary physiology, molecular/cellular biology.
    • Experience in microvascular animal surgery with focus on intubation, mechanical, ventilation, microvascular catheterization.

    Physical Demands:

    Ability to handle small laboratory animals, sit and stand for long periods, use microscope and other laboratory equipment, and lift at least 20 pounds.


    Working Title:

    Postdoctoral Scientist - Lahiri Lab - Department of Neurology


    Department:

    Dept Chair - Neurology


    Business Entity:

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center


    Job Category:

    Academic/Research


    Job Specialty:

    Postdoctoral


    Position Type:

    Full-time


    Shift Length:

    8 hour shift


    Shift Type:

    Day


    Base Pay:

    $64,500.00 - $93,600.00


    Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

    Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

    Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

    At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars - Sinai's EEO and AA Policy Statement


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