| EEO Statement: |
UNMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. |
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| Location | Omaha, NE |
| Requisition Number: | 2025 - 178 |
| Department | Pharmacology/Exp Neuroscience 50000523 |
| Business Unit(College/Institute) | College of Medicine |
| FTE: | 100 |
| Reg-Temp | Full-Time Regular |
| Work Schedule | TBD by Research Needs |
| Requisition Category | Research - Academic |
| Requisition Title | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| Job Title/Academic Rank | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| Additional Requisition Title | |
| Appointment Type | A1 - REG OTHER ACAD SAL |
| Salary Range | Salary Commensurate with Experience |
| Job/EEO Category | Professional Non-Faculty (Includes Other Academic) |
| Job Requisition Begin Date | 06/02/2025 |
| Position Summary | Seeking a postdoctoral candidate in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience. Opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art research facility and be a part of cutting-edge research focused on the understanding of adverse effects of antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other co-morbidities on fetal neurodevelopment and developing interventional therapeutic strategies to improve developmental outcomes. The position provides a unique opportunity to work at the interface of neurodevelopmental biology, pharmacology, toxicology, and HIV-1-linked virology. The research is focused on identifying underlying mechanisms, evaluating pre- and post-natal neurodevelopment, developing novel non-invasive bioimaging tools to study fetal neurodevelopment as well as new drug delivery strategies to improve safety and therapeutic benefits of drugs during pregnancy. |
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| Required Qualifications | Ph.D. in basic science field Strong verbal and written communication skills are required |
| Supplemental Qualifications | Background in neuroscience, developmental neuroscience/biology is preferred. Experience in 3D organoid development would be a positive. Candidate should be strong in molecular biology techniques and have experience in cell culture and animal work, flow cytometry, western blot analysis, real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, and other procedures. Candidate should be comfortable with handling research animals (rodent models) and conducting developmental biology and HIV-1 virology linked experiments in these animal models. . In addition, ability to work as a part of a team and working knowledge of software including,but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe photoshop/illustrator, and GraphPad prism or other statistical analysis software is a plus. |
| Check the appropriate box(es) that best describes the Environment in which the primary function of the position is performed. | Lab environment, Animal facility |
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| Other working environment |
BSL Facility |
| Bending, stooping, twisting | Occasionally |
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| Crawling | Not Applicable |
| Driving | Not Applicable |
| Kneeling | Not Applicable |
| Reaching | Occasionally |
| Sitting | Up to 2 hours |
| Standing | Up to 2 hours |
| Squatting | Not Applicable |
| Walking | Occasionally |
| Atmospheric | No |
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| Blood/body fluids | Yes |
| Chemical hazards | Yes |
| Working on or around moving machinery | No |
| Electrical current | No |
| Noise | No |
| Changes of temperature/humidity | No |
| Wear PPE | Yes |
| Work with laboratory animals | Yes |
| Radiation | |
| Operating hand/power tools | No |
| If you answered yes to any area above, please explain | Working in the laboratory, animal facility and BSL facility |
| Fine Manipulation | both |
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| Repetitive Motion | both |
| Grasping | both |
| If you selected any area above, please explain | Keyboarding, pipetting, research animal handling, tissue processing, etc. |
| Describe any other aspects and demands of the job not listed in this description. |
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(Open Ended Question)
Provided by company| Date Posted | June 3, 2025 |
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| Requisition | 2025 - 178 |
| Located In | Omaha, NE |
| Job Type | Full-time Employee |
| SOC Category | 15-1011.00 Computer and Information Scientists, Research |
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