What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Pediatric Research Center, McGovern Medical School position at UTHealth Houston?
This position will work in the Trainor Lab in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Center. The Pediatric Research Center is home to wide-ranging research focused on identifying the causes of birth defects with the ultimate goal of developing prevention and treatment strategies.
A postdoctoral research fellow would design and perform experiments to investigate how genetic and environmental disruptions affect neural crest cell development, using model organisms such as mice and zebrafish to study craniofacial and enteric nervous system formation. Daily work would also include analyzing developmental phenotypes, interpreting molecular and cellular data, and contributing to manuscripts on congenital disorders such as Treacher Collins syndrome and Hirschsprung’s disease.
Preferred Skills:
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
A postdoc position provides an opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable experience, develop independent research skills, and contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge in their field of expertise.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Doctoral/Terminal Degree
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code
A postdoctoral research fellow would design and perform experiments to investigate how genetic and environmental disruptions affect neural crest cell development, using model organisms such as mice and zebrafish to study craniofacial and enteric nervous system formation. Daily work would also include analyzing developmental phenotypes, interpreting molecular and cellular data, and contributing to manuscripts on congenital disorders such as Treacher Collins syndrome and Hirschsprung’s disease.
Preferred Skills:
- Hands-on experience with vertebrate model organisms (e.g., mouse, zebrafish) and embryological techniques
- Strong skills in molecular and cell biology methods (e.g., gene expression analysis, functional genetics, phenotypic characterization)
- Interest in congenital disorders, craniofacial biology, neural crest cells, and gene–environment interactions in development
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
A postdoc position provides an opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable experience, develop independent research skills, and contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge in their field of expertise.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Plans and conducts experiments, analyzes data, and prepares publications describing results.
- Assists in training and mentoring of lab personnel, including graduate students and other trainees.
- Reads and evaluates literature.
- Possess interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate and communicate with individuals at all levels.
- Have strong written and oral communication skills.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Doctoral/Terminal Degree
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code
- 51.215
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code
- 51.215 and Texas Government Code
- 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
- 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
- 791.4.