Postdoctoral Research Associate in Animal Reproductive Biology

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will conduct independent and collaborative research in male reproductive biology with an emphasis on livestock species (swine and/or cattle). Responsibilities include designing executing and analyzing experiments related to sperm biology including sperm phenotyping functional assays and multiomics approaches. The position involves operating and analyzing data from imagebased flow cytometry (IBFC) and/or spectral flow cytometry platforms as well as performing and assisting with flow cytometry sorting experiments.

The postdoc will contribute to the development and application of deep learning and computational image analysis pipelines for sperm phenotype classification conduct experiments involving nanopurification of sperm and prepare biological samples for downstream molecular analyses. Additional duties include interpreting and synthesizing experimental results for peerreviewed publications contributing to grant reporting and manuscript preparation and presenting research findings at laboratory meetings and scientific conferences.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will also mentor graduate and undergraduate students in laboratory techniques and experimental design and will work closely with the Principal Investigator and research team to advance ongoing funded projects and support the development of new research directions within the laboratory.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

PhD in Animal Science Animal Physiology Interdepartmental Genetics & Genomics.

Department/Program & College Description:

The Animal Science Department at Iowa State University invites you to get to know our outstanding faculty and staff as well as our current students and to become familiar with our diverse programs in the animal sciences. Our departmental programs integrate science practice and innovation to serve the immediate needs of animal industries. Moreover our faculty directs programs that provide new knowledge and information to confront the challenges in the future.