The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Neurology is seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Post Doctoral Research Scholar for the Narayanan Laboratory. This position will provide scientific and technical leadership in the management, design, and conduct of basic pre-clinical and/or clinical research. The postdoc will also participate in didactics, research, and teaching when available.

Duties to include:

• Designing and executing experiments
• Maintaining clinical databases
• Collecting and analyzing data
• Assisting with writing and revising manuscripts, grant proposals, abstract submission, and publications
• Coordinating and managing pre-clinical or clinical trials

Please note: This position is for a limited duration not to exceed five (5) years unless there are unusual circumstances.

More information available at https://grad.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-affairs.

Required Qualifications

• MD or PhD in related discipline. PhD in neuroscience preferred.
• Research experience at the graduate level. Research experience in neuroscience preferred.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, R, or Python.
• Excellent laboratory and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Erin Curry at 319-356-7355 or erin-curry@uiowa.edu.

About the lab: The Narayanan Laboratory is committed to the development of Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Postdocs), utilizing both internal strategies, as well as many professional development resources available from the University of Iowa and Iowa Neuroscience Institute. Previous Narayanan lab Postdocs have received NRSAs, mentored NARSAD grants, and K awards. Several have gone on to academic tenure-track positions across the country.