Postdoctoral Fellow: Auditory Impairment and Immune System Dysfunction in ASD-Related Behaviors

Dr. Hainan Lang’s Hearing Research Laboratory in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Dr. Christopher Cowan’s Laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. Potential research projects aim to better understand auditory impairment and hearing loss in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. The studies address the important roles of auditory impairment and immune system dysfunction in communication and cognitive function deficits using animal models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), noise-induced hearing loss, and other forms of sensorineural hearing loss.

We encourage highly qualified and motivated individuals with a PhD, or MD/PhD in scientific areas relevant to neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases, including cellular and molecular biology, immunology, genetics, and cell and gene therapy to apply. The ideal candidate will have an excellent record of research experience and expertise in molecular biology, neuroscience and in vivo animal study. The Postdoctoral Fellowship provides opportunities for training across a broad range of topics, including neurobiology (including inner ear biology), neuroimmunology, auditory electrophysiology, measurement of mouse cognitive behaviors, and molecular biology of the central nervous system. The candidate will also receive support to develop NIH and other career awards.

The training environment offers numerous opportunities to collaborate with investigators in a well-established, multi-disciplinary translational hearing research center with a focus on age-related hearing loss (supported by NIH since 1987), and a nationally-recognized center of neuroscience research (including the NIH-funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Neurodevelopment) at MUSC. https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/otolaryngology/research/hearing

https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/pathology/division-of-experimental-pathology/laboratories/lang

https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/neuroscience

Charleston is a city of approximately 500,000 in the metro area and contains three undergraduate campuses (College of Charleston, Citadel, and Charleston Southern) and MUSC. Charleston has been voted as America’s Best Tennis Town, and is also the artistic center of South Carolina, with the annual Spoleto Arts Festival a three-week display of local and international artistic and musical talent. Charleston is surrounded by water and beaches are within 20 min of downtown.

How to Apply/Contact:  Please submit a current CV, your cover letter outlining your research experience, and the names and email addresses of three academic references to langh@musc.edu and cowanc@musc.edu