Postdoctoral Associate

Summary

Step into a hands-on role as a Postdoctoral Associate and help drive groundbreaking discoveries! Postdoctoral Associate will be an integral part of the Laboratory for Translational Therapeutics, passionately supporting our mission to develop new gene and cell therapies for treating cardiovascular disease. In this dynamic position, you will be at the forefront of exciting science, performing rodent survival surgeries that includes myocardial infarction induction to model heart failure and support the development and testing of novel gene and cell-based therapeutic strategies. The Postdoctoral Associate will take ownership of your research, directly shaping the success through the expert planning, execution, and occasional supervision of vital projects centered on rodent cardiovascular surgical models and post-operative animal care. This role provides occasional supervision and task delegation; titles overseen may include undergraduate student researchers.

Baylor College of Medicine typically follows similar to the NIH stipulated stipend guidelines for Postdoctoral Associates.

Job Duties

• Plans, directs, and conducts research experiments.
• Performs survival surgical procedures on mice and rats, including myocardial infarction (MI) induction and related cardiovascular surgical models.
• Monitors post-operative recovery and animal welfare
• Maintains accurate animal research records including procedure logs, husbandry documentation, and IACUC-required reporting.
• Performs euthanasia and tissue/sample collection per approved protocols.
• Evaluates and analyzes data.
• Conducts literature searches and summarizes information in an appropriate format for a particular study.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.