Postdoc for Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Stroke/Traumatic Brian Injury

This position is in the laboratory of Dr. Raghu Vemuganti, Professor and Vice-Chair for Basic Research, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Univ. of Wisconsin. The lab is supported by several federally funded (NIH and VA) grants.

PhD in neuroscience or biomedical sciences and proficiency in English are required. The incumbent is expected to interact with several scientists, post-docs, grad students and undergrad students working in Vemuganti Lab.

Proficiency in rodent stroke/TBI models, behavioral analysis, and molecular and cellular techniques, including histopathology, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, PCR, RNA-seq, and siRNA work, is desirable. 

Skills in data analysis, bioinformatics, and writing are helpful. Scientific integrity and understanding of research ethics are of paramount importance to work in this lab.

If interested, submit CV, a brief cover letter indicating prior research experience, career goals and names of 2 referees to Dr. Raghu Vemuganti at vemuganti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu.

University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI, USA) is one of the Big-10 universities with more than 1,000 active biomedical research laboratories. Madison is one of the top places to live in the United States. University of Wisconsin is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented groups and women.