Post Doctoral Fellow

The Postdoctoral Fellow (PF) conducts translational and clinical research at Nemours, in a unique scientific training environment to improve children's health.

The Postdoctoral Fellow engages in research under the guidance of the Principal Investigator.

The PF designs, organizes, and conducts experiments using established scientific protocols and procedures.

In some cases, PF participates in designing new protocols, i ndependently monitors results, responds to unusual outcomes/errors, and considers continuous improvements.

Performs statistical analysis as needed.

PF will summarize findings and work with PI to publish results in research journals.

Contributes significantly to grant proposals, s upports scientific operations of the laboratory, and provides guidance to r esearch assistants , students, and junior researchers.

Primary Functions:

Read and interpret peer-reviewed publications for application to current methodologies and advance research.

Prepare presentations for scientific meetings, describing research methodology and results; prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals; and prepare grant applications.

Prepare documents for obtaining / renewing regulatory committee approvals including IBC, IRB, IACUC, RRAC, HSRSS as appropriate.

Establish and update policies and lab SOPs.

Understand and demonstrate safe use and operation of lab equipment.

Understand and refine Nemours safety policies, procedures and ensure all lab safety requirements are met.

Engage in and actively follow the five Nemours Associate Core Competencies - Cultural Stewardship; Relationship Management; Commitment to Improvement and Quality; Effective Communication and Champions Change.

Complete annual Nemours mandatory training as assigned.

Perform additional miscellaneous lab duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by associate's supervisor.

Experience with animal related work, various molecular and cell biology research, working with primary cells specifically T cells.

Experience in transcriptome and single cell sequencing analysis is a plus
Qualifications:


* Post graduate degree required

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system.

With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida.

Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals.

We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I.

DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health.

Putting as much focus on prevention as cures ...