Post Doc Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 47,000 students, 10,500 faculty and staff and 330,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

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Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients.

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine is recruiting a Post Doc Fellow to work in the lab of Wei Shi, PhD. The Post Doc Fellow will work on the funded research projects, particularly focusing on lung mesenchymal progenitor cells in development and several pulmonary diseases including congenital pulmonary airway malformation, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, pulmonary fibrosis, etc. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee.

Essential Functions

• Engage in appropriate training and professional development opportunities.
• Conduct research experiments independently in a particular field.
• Gather and analyze data and develop new ideas that promote current research.
• Prepare data summaries, reports, manuscripts and presentations of research results.
• Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentation; may learn and assist in grant writing.
• Keep informed of developments in field to maintain and enhance professional expertise.
• Train in lab management, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies, as needed.
• Teach techniques to others, train, and mentor junior research staff as needed.
• Play an active role in seeking career and research advice, both from the faculty supervisor and from other faculty members as well.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

Doctoral Degree in the appropriate field or discipline, or the recognized terminal degree, or the equivalent foreign equivalent.