Postdoctoral Scientist - Rutishauser Lab - Department of Neurosurgery

Job Description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

Cedars-Sinai offers a culture of happiness, passion, and dedication. This is one of the many reasons why we rank as one of the top hospitals in California and in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.

Principal Investigator, Ueli Rutishauser, PhD invites you to consider this Postdoctoral Scientist opportunity to join his dynamic team!

About the Role

Under the guidance and mentorship of Dr. Ueli Rutishauser in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Center for Neural Science and Medicine, and collaborating closely with other postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, undergraduate students, research associates, and collaborators, the Postdoctoral Scientist will be engaged in groundbreaking research.

Working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with the Principal Investigator and other Research Scientists, the Postdoctoral Scientist will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout training period. The incumbent may develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols. May assist in preparation of grant proposals. Participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author. This position is not responsible for generating grant funds. To learn more, please visit: Rutishauser Research Lab | Cedars-Sinai .

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Keeps appropriate experimental records and documentation and analyzes the results with the Principal Investigator.

• Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.

• May design and perform experiments.

• Analyzes, interprets, summarizes, and compiles data.

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

Qualifications

Education:

• Doctorate degree in area directly related to field of research specialization.

Experience:

• Works independently on research projects designed together with the mentor within area of specialization.

• Acquires technical and theoretical knowledge of research projects and objectives during one to four (1-4) year post-doctoral appointment.

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