Job Description

Are you looking to contribute to groundbreaking research? We invite to consider this great opportunity!

Cedars-Sinai is an international leader in biomedical research, we translate discoveries into successful treatments with global impact.

Principal Investigators, Paul Noble, MD, and Dianhua Jiang, MD, PhD invite you to consider this great opportunity to join their dynamic team!

Research in the Noble and Jiang Laboratory focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung inflammation and fibrosis, the role of lung stem cells in pulmonary fibrosis and the role of host defense in lung inflammation and fibrosis.

This Postdoctoral Scientist position will investigate mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. The projects include investigating pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis and translational studies of progressive lung fibrosis. Experimental approaches employed in our laboratory include molecular biology, genetically modified mice, lineage-specific tracing, mouse lung injury models, prospective isolation and cultivation of lung stem cells, immunology, tissue culture, and genomics studies.

The candidate is expected to carry out the projects independently with minimal supervision, including designing experiments, formulating new ideas related to the projects, executing experiments proficiently and timely, and analyzing data professionally. The scientist is expected to handle multiple projects, to write scientific papers and reviews, and to present work in scientific conferences. The scientist is expected to supervise students and technicians including assay development, problem solving, interpreting results and planning follow-up experiments.

As a Postdoctoral Scientist, you will be working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with the Principal Investigator and other Research Scientist, and will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout training period. In this role, you may develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols. This position is not responsible for generating grant funds.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• May assist in preparation of grant proposals.

• May participate in publications and presentations as author or co-author.

• Designs and performs experiments.

• Will keep appropriate experimental records and documentation, and analyze the results.

• Analyzes, interprets, summarizes, and compiles data.

• Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.

• May observe MD-patient or MD-human research subject interactions as it pertains directly to research being performed.

Qualifications

Education:

• Doctorate degree (MD, PhD, VMD, or DDS) in area directly related to field of research specialization.

• Doctorate degree in Medicine, Molecular Biology, or Immunology is highly preferred.

Experience:

• Experience in stem cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, and human disease; specifically in fibroblast subsets and macrophage in IPF is preferred.

• Works independently on research projects designed by a mentor (typically the PI) within area of specialization.

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About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Req ID : 7439

Working Title : Postdoctoral Scientist - Jiang/Noble Labs - Department of Medicine

Department : Research - Pulmonary

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Academic / Research

Job Specialty : Postdoctoral Scholar

Overtime Status : EXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $62,400.00 - $93,600.00

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.