{"id":605,"date":"2012-10-22T06:27:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adamfeinberg.com\/?p=605"},"modified":"2012-10-22T06:41:11","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:41:11","slug":"hiring-postdoctoral-fellows-in-cardiac-tissue-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regenerativebiomaterials.com\/wordpress\/?p=605","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Postdoctoral Fellows in Cardiac Tissue Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong>We have an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the area of cardiac tissue engineering, see below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<br \/>\n<\/strong>A postdoctoral fellowship is available in advanced biomaterials development and cardiac tissue engineering\u00a0within the Regenerative Biomaterials &amp; Therapeutics Group at CMU. The research is focused on materials based,\u00a0regenerative strategies to engineer the self\u2010assembly of cells into tissues and understand the emergence\u00a0of higher\u2010order electrical and mechanical function. This is an NIH\u2010funded project that integrates developmental\u00a0biology, bio\u2010nanofabrication of protein scaffolds and induced pluripotent stem cells in order to engineer human\u00a0cardiac muscle tissue (myocardium) as a tissue graft for heart repair. Interested candidates can read more\u00a0about our research at http:\/\/regenerativebiomaterials.com. This position is available immediately with an\u00a0application deadline of December 15, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><br \/>\nApplicants should have a PhD (or equivalent) in biomedical, chemical, or materials engineering, biophysics,\u00a0cell\/developmental biology or related fields and a strong interest in multidisciplinary biomedical research. \u00a0Existing expertise in cell culture and optical microscopy are required and additional expertise in\u00a0microfabrication, soft\u2010lithography, molecular biology, stem cell biology, developmental biology and\u00a0cardiovascular biology are highly desirable. Candidates should have a strong experimental background,\u00a0academic history, and publication record, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills. \u00a0Interested candidates should email their CV, a description of research interests, up to three first author\u00a0publications, and the names and contact information for 3 references as a single PDF file to Dr. Adam Feinberg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Carnegie Mellon University<\/strong><br \/>\nCMU is located in Pittsburgh, PA and embodies a unique collaborative environment that emphasizes innovation\u00a0and research that transcends traditional engineering and scientific disciplines. The College of Engineering at\u00a0CMU is ranked #7 by US News &amp; World Reports and contains state\u2010of\u2010the\u2010art resources for biomedical research. \u00a0Additional resources and expertise are available via close collaboration with the McGowan Institute for\u00a0Regenerative Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the West\u00a0Penn Alleghany Health System.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><br \/>\nAdam W. Feinberg, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:feinberg@andrew.cmu.edu\">feinberg@andrew.cmu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the area of cardiac tissue engineering, see below. Description A postdoctoral fellowship is available in advanced biomaterials development and cardiac tissue engineering\u00a0within the Regenerative Biomaterials &amp; Therapeutics Group at CMU. 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