Required Qualifications 

• The candidate must have a doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree) in areas such as immunology, molecular biology, physiology, cardiac or pulmonary medicine or related specialties.
• Experience in two or more of the following areas is highly desirable: (1) Advanced techniques in immunology and cardiovascular diseases; (2) Gene editing, cellular, and molecular biology; (3) Surgical skills in generating heart failure mice, primary culture and/or analysis of cardiac, T cells or stem cells; and (4) microsurgical skills in generating heart failure mice.
• The candidate should be a team player and comfortable working within an interdisciplinary group of personnel with different levels of research experience.

About the Job 

Med- Card Division 
Post doc in heart failure research 
Job Code: 9546 
Regular/Full Time 
Empl Group: P&A 

A Post-Doctoral Associate full time position is available at Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota in the laboratory of Dr. Yingjie Chen. 

Scope: We are looking for a highly motivated, well-trained individual interested in the heart failure research. The successful candidates will work in a collaborative environment, learning a range of cardiovascular pathophysiology, immunology, molecular, and metabolic techniques, and working with novel animal models of heart failure. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop and execute independent research plans leading to peer-reviewed publications with strong motivation towards developing research plans or grants.
• Carry out and/or supervise laboratory experiments
• Collect and analyze data

How To Apply 

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This position will remain open until filled. 
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Background Check Information 

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About the U of M 

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC) 
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