The Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is seeking candidates for a Research Instructor position. Candidate will have the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art research facility and be part of cutting-edge research focused on the understanding of adverse effects of antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other co-morbidities on fetal neurodevelopment, placenta health, and developing interventional therapeutic strategies to improve developmental outcomes. The position provides a unique opportunity to work at the interface of neurodevelopmental biology, pharmacology, toxicology, and HIV-1-linked virology. The research is focused on identifying underlying mechanisms, evaluating pre- and post-natal neurodevelopment and placental development, and developing novel non-invasive bioimaging tools to study fetal neurodevelopment as well as new drug delivery strategies to improve safety and therapeutic benefits of drugs during pregnancy. Interested candidates should apply at https://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/97382 providing a CV, list of three references as well as any other relevant application materials.

Ph.D. in basic science is required. Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. In addition, ability to work as a part of a team and working knowledge of software include, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe photoshop/illustrator, and GraphPad prism or other statistical analysis software is required.

Background in neuroscience, developmental neuroscience/biology is preferred. Candidate should be strong in molecular biology techniques and have experience in cell culture and animal work, flow cytometry, western blot analysis, real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, and other procedures. Candidate should be comfortable with handling research animals (rodent models) and conducting developmental biology and HIV-1 virology linked experiments in these animal models.