Applications are open for Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Kansas  Medical Center. This postdoctoral position will study molecular mechanisms and signaling events controlling trophoblast stem cell development and differentiation and organization of the hemochorial placenta (see: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 112:E6175-E6184, 2015; Mol Cell Biol 35:3163-3177, 2015; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113:5144-5146, 2016; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113:E7212-E7221, 2016; Biol Reprod 96:145-158, 2017).

Key Duties

Candidates on this Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Kansas will do the following duties

• Investigate the regulation of trophoblast cell development using in vitro and in vivo model systems.
• Prepare written and oral reports on research progress and participates in the preparation of manuscripts for publication.
• Assist in training other postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research assistants in techniques used for the investigation of trophoblast-uterine interactions
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology.
• Work Experience: Must have earned Ph.D. so undergraduate and graduate experience in a research lab is necessary.
• Skills: Strong work ethic and commitment to becoming an independent scientist.
• Experience investigating stem cells and the use of rodent models preferred.

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university’s medical school and hospital in Kansas City, the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, a hospital and research center in the state’s capital of Topeka, and a hospital and research center in Hays. There are also educational and research sites in Garden City, Hays, Leavenworth, Parsons, and Topeka, an agricultural education center in rural north Douglas County, and branches of the medical school in Salina and Wichita.

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