Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher

Requisition ID #: 36463

Job Category: Research

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience Level: Entry Level

City, State: Milwaukee, WI

Work Location: Health Research Center

Department: Medicine

Education: Doctorate Degree

Position Description:

Every day, in ways both big and small, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is impacting lives for the better. MCW … changemaking for a healthier Wisconsin.

As a Postdoctoral Researcher and according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), you will be an individual who has received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) and is engaged in a temporary and defined period of mentored advanced research training to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue his or her chosen career path. In addition, according to the National Postdoc Association (NPA), Postdoctoral appointees can pursue basic, clinical or translational projects so long as their primary effort is devoted toward their own scholarship. Postdocs are essential to the scholarly mission of the mentor and host institution, and thus are expected to have the freedom to publish the results of their scholarship.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates eligible for T32 training programs.

Characteristics of a postdoctoral appointment:

It is expected that postdocs at MCW, with the assistance of their supervisor, will:

• Transition to career independence through the development of professional skills that enable the postdoc to actively pursue a career of his/her own choosing.
• Be supervised by at least one senior scholar who actively promotes the postdoc's professional development.
• Establish an individual development plan (IDP) that incorporates equally the postdoc's career and training goals and the mentor's research goals.
• Pursue basic, clinical, or translational projects so long as effort is focused primarily on research.
• Publish results of the postdoc's research and scholarship during their appointment.
• The postdoctoral appointment is temporary by nature, the aggregate amount of time spent as a postdoc is recommended to not exceed five years (not including family medical leave or maternity/paternity leave).
• As postdocs are important members of the host institution's community, appropriate levels of compensation, health care, and other benefits commensurate with their essential status should be afforded, independent of the postdoc's source of funding.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, design and execute complex research studies, procedures and protocols.
• Participate in discovery projects.
• Coordinate research study activities; lead and manage projects.
• Oversee organization, synthesis and analysis of data and findings.
• Prepare scientific reports, outcome findings and scientific manuscripts.
• Participate in meetings with principle investigator and research staff in which you will evaluate/interpret the validity of data, develop methodologies, and design and evaluate lab procedures.
• Maintain supplies, may require negotiation with vendors, and track purchase orders.
• May oversee the work of laboratory personnel including training and development as well as daily work direction, delegation and establishing priorities.

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

• Biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, documentation, records management, and data utilization.
• Complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management, and writing skills

Preferred Schedule:

Full-time role with expectations for coverage during core business hours and flexibility required as necessary to accommodate business needs.

Position Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum education: PhD in a scientific field or MD

Minimum experience: 0-3 years of prior postdoc experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Experience: Postdoctoral candidates who are eligible for T32 training support are strongly encouraged to apply.

Familiarity with genetic mouse models, mouse handling, breeding and genotyping. Tissue culture experience. Counting and cryopreservation of mammalian cells. Experience in purifying proteins from tissue expression system.

Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.

• 403B Retirement Package

• Competitive Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Parental Leave

For a brief overview of our benefits see:

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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