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Job Description Summary
Animal and human research in Spinal Cord Injury
The Oudega and Perez Laboratories at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and
Northwestern University in Chicago are seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to
conduct research in spinal cord injury and repair. The Fellow will work
on a project that involves therapeutics for enhancing axon regeneration
and nervous system stimulation paradigms in an adult rat model of spinal
cord contusion.
Involvement in human research protocols is possible. The main focus is
on: 1) improving function after sub-acute and chronic spinal cord
contusion; 2) understanding underlying mechanisms of the treatment
modalities. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop and
comprehend an innovative translational repair strategy for treatment of
people with spinal cord injury.
We encourage a wide range of applicants to apply; especially those with
experience in animal (rodent) spinal cord injury models, behavioral
testing, quantitative anatomical analyses, molecular biology techniques,
omics, and/or microcopy. The Postdoctoral Fellow will function as a
member on a multidisciplinary team at the Shirley Ryan
AbilityLab/Northwestern University/VA under supervision of Dr. Monica
Perez and Dr. Martin Oudega.
The Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research will assist in the design,
development, execution, and implementation of scientific research and/or
development in collaboration with a research team.
The Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research will consistently demonstrate support
of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core
Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and
showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow
employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the
interest of the institute.
The Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research will demonstrate Shirley Ryan
AbilityLab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability,
Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and
Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment
to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.
Job Description
The Postdoctoral Fellow will:
- Ensures the design, development, execution and implementation of
scientific research and/or development in collaboration with a
research team. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide
variety of scientific principles and theories to potential
inventions and products.
- Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and
theories. Assists with development of collaborative projects within
and outside the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and test ideas for new
projects development.
- Applies for fellowships and grants for external lab funding and
career development.
- Participates weekly lab meetings, journal clubs and seminars.
- Builds and maintains a well-organized and accountable journal of own
laboratory protocols, experiments, results and analyses.
- Develops, submits and publishes results of research projects
scientific journals and presents data to public conferences/seminars
when needed.
- Performs all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest
of the Shirley yan AbilityLab.
Reporting Relationships
- Reports directly to assigned Research Scientist or Principal
Investigator.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required
- Requires the academic knowledge associated with a doctorate degree
- Less than 4 years of postdoctoral training.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- General knowledge or interest in rehabilitation and specific
knowledge in biomedical or clinical principles.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills needed to participate
as a creative member of a growing research team.
- Ability to exchange ideas and to work closely with clinicians,
patients and professional organizations.
- Willingness to network within the Institute and to independently
strengthen/develop new external collaborations.
- Ability to timely plan and to coordinate project completions.
Working Conditions
- Normal laboratory environment within a hospital setting with little
or no exposure to biohazard materials.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and
level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.
They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all re