The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the laboratory of Dr. Eduardo Marbán. The Postdoctoral Researcher will provide support research conducted under the direct of Dr. Marbán and his research staff studying biological based therapies for cardiac regeneration.

Working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with Dr. Marban, Director of the Heart Institute, the Postdoctoral Researcher will develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols in Dr. Marban’s Research Lab, and analyze and interpret data. He/she will participate in publications and presentations as author or co-author. He/she will develop grant proposals either independently or by working collaboratively with department directors or other faculties. He/she will design and perform experiments and develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques. He/she will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures. Other duties include participation in research/academic meetings, performing calculations, tabulating data, summarizing methods and results of related experiments, etc. He/she will be expected to function efficiently and cooperatively with a team of faculty, research associates, technicians and students.

Responsibilities include surgical research laboratory; preparing budgets and IACUC documentation for experimental projects, establishing and monitoring research accounts, editing scientific papers, ordering supplies and animals, procedure scheduling, pre-surgical preparation (including pre-anesthetic induction, intubation, sterile preparation of animal and instruments), surgical assistance (anesthesia, circulation and scrub nursing), post-operative recovery of animals, daily drug administration and census maintenance.  Some minor surgical procedures in rodents.  Other responsibilities include training new research fellows and maintaining and servicing laboratory equipment.

• Doctorate (MD, PhD, VMD, or DDS) in area directly related to field of research specialization.