Research Associate-Fixed Term
Research Associate-Fixed Term
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Position Summary
The Research Associate (postdoc) will join a research lab focused on understanding the role of the tau protein in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimers disease and other tauopathies. The applicant will help carry out and develop research projects to understand the development and progression of these diseases as well as mechanisms of tauinduced toxicity using a variety of techniques and model systems. The position will involve work with rodent models cell culturing and in vitro experimental techniques. The experimental duties may include rodent handling and husbandry harvesting and culturing primary mouse neurons Western blotting DNA cloning culturing of cell lines fresh tissue processing immunohistochemical staining and other biochemical and molecular techniques. The applicant will take a leading role in collecting and analyzing data as well as writing manuscripts publication. This is an opportunity to grow and develop important skills necessary for career progression. The position is in the laboratory of Dr. Benjamin Combs in the highly collaborative and innovative Department of Translational Neuroscience located at the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center 400 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids MI.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship age disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate a scientific field preferably molecular biology neuroscience or a related field
Minimum Requirements
- The applicant should have a doctoral degree (or equivalent) in a scientific field preferably molecular biology neuroscience or a related field with multiple years of experience in a research laboratory.
- Applicants should have experience performing basic research techniques in the specific or related field as well as a fundamental understanding of molecular and cellular biology as well as neuroscience.
- The candidate should be detail oriented and selfmotivated with the ability to independently carry out research and must interact communicate and work well with others.
- The applicant must have a demonstrated record of publishing high quality research and have experience with statistical analysis of data.
Desired Qualifications
Experience/training in neuroscience and/or neurodegenerative disease research environmental toxicity research or intracellular signaling pathways are strongly desired. Applicants with experience in one or more of the following techniques will be preferred:
- Rodent (mice and/or rats) handling experience. This includes animal husbandry (colony maintenance and genotyping) carrying out and analyzing behavioral experiments necropsy and postmortem tissue processing
- Advanced microscopy including confocal brightfield/fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy
- Advanced gene and protein analysis (e.g. SDSPAGE and Western blotting immunohistochemistry immunofluorescence ddPCR/qRTPCR
- Environmental exposure research
Required Application Materials
CV or resume cover letter highlighting past accomplishments and future career goals contact information for 23 references
Review of Applications Begins On
02/07/2025
Summary of Health Risks
Work with animals or unfixed animal tissue
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Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing lifechanging opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degreegranting colleges.
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IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
