Research Fellow (Jurkunas)

About the role

The Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dr. Ula Jurkunas laboratory.

About Us

• Massachusetts Eye and Ear is an international center for treatment and home to the world's largest vision and hearing research centers.
• Affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear is a member of Mass General Brigham and a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear clinicians are driven by a mission to find cures for blindness, deafness and diseases of the head and neck.
• Internationally acclaimed since its founding in 1824, Mass. Eye and Ear employs full-time, board-certified physicians who offer high quality and affordable specialty care that ranges from the routine to the very complex.
• Learn more about our Mission, Vision and Values and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on our site.
• Providing a safe environment for everyone is the core tenet of our Safe Care Commitment.
• Around Mass General Brigham, employees are doing their part to ensure that the hospitals, clinics, practices and office spaces across our system are safe and ready.
• Mass. Eye and Ear physicians are located at our main campus in Boston, and at our suburban locations in the greater Boston and Providence areas, across 21 locations.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biology (prior experience in ocular research is not required)
• Expertise in immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy
• Expertise in mammalian cell culture and in vitro transfections
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Evidence of consistent scientific innovation
• Proven track record of publications in peer reviewed journals
• Able to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to collect and analyze experimental data, prepare research publications, and communicate results

Responsibilities

• Culture corneal endothelial cell lines derived from normal and FECD patient tissues and develop project-specific cell-based assays.
• Employ genetically modified mouse lines to study the role of specific genes in FECD development.
• Collaborate with and mentor members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate lab records and documentation.
• Contribute to publications and grant proposals.
• Stay current with scientific advances in the fields of oxidative stress and mitochondrial biology and apply emerging techniques and insights to their own research.

Requirements

• Read, analyze, and summarize published literature.
• Design and execute experiments in vitro and in vivo, and ex vivo.
• Undertake relevant coursework if required by mentor.
• Attend relevant lab and departmental meetings.
• Meet regularly with mentor to review project progress and milestones.
• Plan and deliver a seminar on the project.
• Take on administrative (inventory, purchasing, etc.) responsibilities in the lab when necessary.
• Write a final report or submit a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal describing the project and results.

Pay

$70,000.00 - $71,750.00/Annual