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Position Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Organization: Texas A&M Health Science Center

Location: Bryan, Texas

Summary of Position: The postdoctoral research associate will be responsible for performing the fluid percussion traumatic brain injury model including anesthesia and post-operative monitoring. The postdoctoral research associate will also be responsible for performing behavioral testing, including monitoring of weight and overall health of the subjects. The postdoctoral research associate will also be responsible for tissue harvest, including isolation of splenocytes, liver, lymphatics and brains. The postdoctoral research associate will be responsible for sending peripheral samples to our collaborator, and for the in-house preparation and analysis of brain tissue, including multiplex analysis and immunohistochemical analysis.

Link to Full Description: https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMU_External/job/Postdoctoral-Research-Associate_R-048777

Contact Information: lshapiro@tamu.edu

Position title: Scientist I (Molecular Analyses and Electrophysiology; Translational Therapeutics; Traumatic Brain Injury)

Organization: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF)

Location:
Uniformed Services University
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Summary of position: HJF is seeking a Scientist to support the Translational Therapeutics Core of the Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine in the School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Responsible for initiating and carrying out research projects in collaboration with a research team, under the direction of Dr. Regina Armstrong, Chair of the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics within the School of Medicine. The person selected for this position will conduct research in experimental models to screen therapies to promote regeneration and plasticity to protect against neurodegeneration and chronic symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related clinical conditions.

Link to full description: https://careers-hjf.icims.com/jobs/2662/scientist-i-%28molecular-analyses-and-electrophysiology--translational-therapeutics--traumatic-brain-injury%29/job?mode=view

Contact information: careers@hjf.org. Candidates should apply at the link given above.

Position title: DIRECTOR OF THE SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH CENTER (SCoBIRC)

Organization: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Location: Lexington, KY

Summary of position: The UK College of Medicine seeks a visionary director with a successful record of research achievement in neurotrauma specifically in spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or appropriately related fields. Exceptional accomplishments as a researcher and academic are a must as the director’s duties will include continuing their own research program as well as supervising and maintaining academic activities.

Link to full description: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/425077

Contact information: Questions and inquiries can be directed to Lisa Tannock, MD, vice dean for faculty affairs, at lisa.tannock@uky.edu

Qualified postdoctoral candidates are invited to join the laboratory of Dr. Vassilis Koliatsos at the Division of Neuropathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine http://labs.pathology.jhu.edu/koliatsos.

Research focus in the Koliatsos Lab is molecular mechanisms of neural injury and repair, with current emphasis on axonal injury/degeneration and axonal protection using genetic editing and small-molecule strategies. Diseases of interest include traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders.

Candidates with a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or M.D. or both) and strong background in cellular/molecular neuroscience, animal models of disease or experimental neuropathology are encouraged to apply. Experience with human stem cell manipulation, neuronal differentiation and related in vitro experiments is essential.

Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a stimulating and collaborative environment for biomedical research. Our lab is affiliated with the Departments of Pathology, Neurology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The Baltimore/Washington D.C. region also offers great living and entertainment opportunities.

To apply please provide a cover letter (with statement of prior experience and research interests), CV, and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Vassilis Koliatsos at koliat@jhmi.edu.

Post-Doctoral Position Available at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Brain Injury and Repair

A postdoctoral position is available in the NIH funded laboratory of Douglas H. Smith, M.D. in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (https://www.med.upenn.edu/smithlab/). The Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair has been in existence for more than 30 years and comprises a multi-disciplinary research team studying the acute and chronic effects of neurotrauma and neural repair mechanisms

The main focus of the lab is investigating the mechanisms driving both acute and chronic outcomes following traumatic brain injury. We employ a range of models and techniques including: an in vitro injury model, small and large translational animal TBI models, post-mortem human tissue, immunofluorescence, histopathology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.

The preferred applicant will have experience in some of the aforementioned models and techniques. A strong publication record, understanding of research methodology, excellent writing and interpersonal skills are desirable. Applicants should have a broad neuroscience background as well as an interest in neurotrauma, including mechanisms of axonal injury and neurodegeneration. A Ph.D, M.D., or equivalent degree is required.

The University of Pennsylvania offers a diverse research environment with many collaborative opportunities.

To apply, please send and updated copy of your CV to Jean-Pierre Dollé (jeanpierre.dolle@gmail.com).

A postdoctoral position is available in the Lafrenaye lab to work with a translational pig model of traumatic brain injury. Investigations will focus on social and sensory changes following diffuse brain injury and how these changes are associated with microglial-axonal interaction alterations. This postdoc will work with a collaborative research group (both in the lab, at VCU, and at external institutions) to help guide these studies, perform animal surgeries, histological and molecular processing/assessment, and single-cell RNA sequencing for experiments of traumatic brain injury pathology in a higher order translational model. The ideal candidate will have experience with animal surgery, microglia assessments (molecular and/or histological), RNA sequencing/bioinformatics, and/or assessments of diffuse brain-injury-induced pathologies. The duration of the postdoc is dependent upon funding.

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School/College: School of Medicine

Title: School of Medicine-Assistant Professor or Associate Professor-Neurosciences Strategic Hire

Assignment Category: Full-Time

Job Description: The UAB Heersink School of Medicine (UAB Heersink SOM) in conjunction with the Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) https://www.uab.edu/medicine/cdib/ at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine (UAB Heersink SOM) seeks highly qualified applicants for multiple tenure-earning Assistant Professor or Associate Professor positions with a research program focused on mechanisms regulating adaptations of glial and neuronal cell biology, blood-brain barrier biology & repair, brain metabolism, or neuroimmunology in the context of Traumatic Brain Injury that drive changes in cell physiology, circuit function, or behavior. Read full posting and application details here...

The Medical Center at Georgetown University (GUMC), known for its excellence in research and scholarship, is seeking applicants for a faculty cluster hire consisting of six (6) tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor broadly focused on the topic of “Neuroplasticity Across the Lifespan.” This cluster of new hires will join a vibrant neuroscience research community as we continue to expand our institutional priority areas of research on the Mind & Brain and Aging and Age-Related Diseases. This is the inaugural class of cluster hires as GUMC seeks to expand its ranks of tenure-line faculty.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates working on neuroplasticity at any level of analysis, with particular interests in individuals conducting interdisciplinary research relevant to: (1) neuroimaging across the lifespan and in disease, (2) neuroimmunology of brain-immune interactions, (3) cognitive function across the lifespan, (4) large scale omics and/or network modeling, (5) neurophysiology of brain plasticity, and (6) protein folding and misfolding in aging and neurodegeneration.

Learn more about the Cluster Hire and apply on the GUMC Cluster Hire Webpage.