Postdoctoral and Research Instructor Positions in Neurodegeneration and Drug Discovery, Nass Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Applications are invited for NIH R01 and other federally funded positions in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Nass within the Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Our laboratory incorporates a multidisciplinary approach that utilizes the nematode C. elegans to identify and characterize novel molecular components involved in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and heavy metal-associated dopamine neuron cell death. We are also deploying several in vivo whole-animal high-throughput screens for the identification of neuroprotective compounds that will provide candidate PD drug leads, and for the identification of molecular pathways that may be involved in the neuroprotection.
We are seeking highly enthusiastic and motivated individuals with a Ph. D in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, pharmacology, or similar. Experience with C. elegans is strongly preferred but is not essential. The Research Instructor position is a non-tenured faculty position. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology provides an outstanding environment for biomedical research, and both are well within the top ten in NIH rankings. The Nass lab is also a member of the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology with access to a 160,000 small molecule compound library, and state-of-the-art instrumentation and analysis software.
Applicants should submit CV, letter of application, future research interests and contact information for three references to: Dr. Richard Nass, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, 2215B Medical Center Drive, 1125 MRB IV, Nashville, TN 37232. Electronic applications can be sent to richard.nass@Vanderbilt.edu. Review of the applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.