Postdoctoral Fellow – Antoine Louveau Lab
- Cleveland Clinic
- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Job Number: 7186281 (Ref #: ccf19279972)
- Posting Date: 3 months ago
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
The Louveau lab is looking for motivated postdoctoral fellows for NIH funded projects. Candidate with a strong background in Neurosciences, Immunology or vascular biology are preferred. The Louveau lab research program aims at understanding how the immune system, the vasculature and the cells of the central nervous system interacts at the brain borders (meninges, choroid plexus and blood brain barrier) to influence brain function.
Our funded research focuses particularly in neurodevelopmental (Autism Spectrum Disorders) and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson Disease). We strongly encourage women, underrepresented minorities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to apply.
Principal Investigator: Antoine Louveau, PhD
Lerner Research Institute Department: Neurosciences
Lab Research Topics:
- Neuroimmunology
- Lymphatic Biology
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Meninges
- For more information about the lab’s research, please visit: https://www.lerner.ccf.org/neurosciences/louveau/ or contact Dr. Louveau at [email protected]
Job Responsibilities:
- Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation
- Manage experiment
- Train graduate and undergraduate students
- Participate in lab and institution seminars and journal clubs
Education:
- PhD or MD/PhD required
- MD with relevant laboratory experience may substitute for PhD
Languages:
- English Proficiency proof required for candidates arriving on J-1, J-2, or F1 + OPT visa status
Work Experience:
- Previous experience in a research or academic setting. Graduate student experience meets this requirement.
- Scientific writing experience
Additional Preferred Qualities:
- Independent
- Motivated
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
- Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
- Ability to distinguish color
- Manual dexterity to handle specimens and repair equipment
- Ability to lift and transport equipment or specimens weighing up to 20 pounds
- May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, bio-hazards, radioactive materials, etc.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- PPE per institutional requirements; may vary by laboratory
Preferred Application Materials:
- CV
- Research Statement
- References List
- All application materials should be submitted directly via email to Antoine Louveau at [email protected].
Keywords: Postdoc, Research, LRI, Immunology, Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology, Meninges, Lymphatic, Development, Degeneration, Autism, Alzheimer's disease
Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $0.01
Maximum hourly: $333,340.26
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