Postdoctoral Scholar, Division Bariatric Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, SOM

Responsibilities

• Maintain laboratory supplies, reagents, and equipment inventory for both research groups.
• Ensure proper use, cleaning, and calibration of shared equipment.
• Maintain compliance with biosafety, animal care, and institutional research standards.
• Conduct molecular biology, cell culture, and immunological assays (e.g., PCR, Western blotting, ELISA, flowcytometry).
• Affiliate with animal studies, including mouse colony maintenance, genotyping, and tissue collection (with appropriate training and IACUC approval).
• Support sample processing, labeling, and storage of human and animal specimens.
• Collect, record, and analyze experimental data under supervision of the PIs and senior lab members.
• Carefully coordinate research efforts between collaborating laboratories to support shared goals.
• Maintain accurate laboratory notebooks and electronic records.
• Affiliate with preparing materials for IACUC, IRB, and biosafety submissions and renewals.
• Ensure laboratory compliance with all VCU, NIH, and funding agency policies.

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or MD–PhD degree in a relevant scientific field.
• Knowledge in relevant scientific field, research techniques and methods.
• Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures.
• Analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
• An attention to detail.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• A demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.