Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Applications are invited for post-doctoral fellow positions in the laboratory of Dr. Kumuda C Das, in the department of internal medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas.

The laboratory is well equipped with stat-of-the art equipment for cardiovascular and pulmonary research. The area of investigation includes hypertension, ischemia reperfusion injury of heart and remote ischemic preconditioning.

The candidate should have a PhD in any field of life sciences such as physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, pharmacology or other from an accredited university or Institute with a minimum of 2-5 publications in well regarded peer review journals. The ideal candidate must have experience in small animal (mice/rat) surgery. Prior experience in ischemia-reperfusion surgery is a plus. Additionally, excellent molecular biology skills are required for quantitative Real-time PCR, cloning, primary cell isolation, mutagenesis, and other related techniques.

Experience with echocardiography, wire myography and/or langendorff isolated heart model is a plus. The post-doctoral fellow is expected to work without supervision, analyze data, maintain accurate experimental record, and write manuscripts for publication. To get an idea of our research please review our recent publication in Circulation Research, Science Translational Medicine, ATVB and others. The ability to independently work in a research project is a requirement, and the fellow should be a team player and get along well with his/her peers in the laboratory.

The position is NIH grant funded and requires timely completion of the research outlined in the NIH proposal. Salary will commensurate with experience and skill of the candidate. Full benefit will be provided including health care and retirement as per guidelines of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.

Lubbock is the major city in west Texas and is the home of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech University system. Lubbock is a lively city with predominately student population and boasts a pleasant and moderate climate with friendly atmosphere. The position will remain open until filled. The applicant should submit a most recent CV, 2 recent most important publications and names of three references who have been associated with the candidate’s work to: kumuda.das@ttuhsc.edu.