Description: Qualifications:<\/strong> Immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the area of Neural Tissue Engineering and Traumatic Brain Injury Description: A postdoctoral position is available in tissue engineered neural networks for the study of traumatic brain injury.\u00a0 Research efforts will be focused on the development of patterned 3-D neural networks embedded in hydrogels and integration into a … <\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A postdoctoral position is available in tissue engineered neural networks for the study of traumatic brain injury.\u00a0 Research efforts will be focused on the development of patterned 3-D neural networks embedded in hydrogels and integration into a 6-axis nanodeformation system for delivering simulated blast injury.\u00a0 Based in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, the postdoctoral fellow will have access to world-class research facilities and dedicated resources.\u00a0 Professional training opportunities include career mentoring, interaction with the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and dedicated funds for travel to scientific conferences.\u00a0 The appointment will be for 1 year with additional years available based on performance and funding. Salary and benefits are nationally competitive, with consideration given for the experience-level of the candidate. \u00a0The position is available immediately and applications will be reviewed as received, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
\nApplicants should have an MD or a PhD (or equivalent) in biomedical, mechanical, chemical, or materials engineering or related fields and a strong interest in multidisciplinary biomedical research.\u00a0 Existing expertise in cell culture, optical microscopy, microfabrication, soft-lithography, molecular biology, and\/or neuroscience are highly desirable.\u00a0 Additional requirements include a strong experimental background, academic history, and publication record, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.\u00a0 Interested candidates should email (feinberg@andrew.cmu.edu<\/a>) their CV, a description of research interests, up to three first author publications, and the names and contact information of 3 references as a single PDF file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"