The Department of Anesthesiology in the University of Minnesota Medical School is seeking an accomplished basic scientist faculty member specializing in the field of pain to join a large, collaborative multidisciplinary community of researchers focused on pain and analgesia research.  The ideal candidate is someone experienced in using state-of-the art approaches and whose work complements and expands on the science already being performed in multiple specialties.  Our faculty members also have a strong commitment to the education and training of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, health care professional students and residents, and, in particular, to the career development of all early-career scholars.  As such, the mentoring of junior researchers will be a highly valued aspect of the position.

About the Department

The University of Minnesota is known internationally for hosting over a dozen distinct scientific laboratories with the common goal of elucidating the mechanisms underlying chronic pain and developing novel analgesic medications. The cohesive collection of pain research and analgesic development faculty spans nearly all the individual units of Academic Health Center. Research is directed toward a broad-spectrum or questions related to pain transmission, neuroplasticity, hyperalgesia, endogenous pain inhibitory systems, and development of analgesic medications.  These investigators employ a wide variety of techniques including medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, animal behavior, human psychophysics, and neuroimaging.   The pain community is also well connected with the University's Center for Addiction Research. This mixture provides a highly enriched environment and fosters strong collaborations and interdisciplinary training opportunities.

Qualified applicants should apply to this position at https://www.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html and go to search postings and enter the requisition #323079.  Please upload a cover letter, CV, a brief statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for at least three references.

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