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Post Doctoral Fellow - Vision Sciences

  • 497010
  • Full-Time
  • Vision Sciences
Department: Vision Sciences Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Required: Ph.D. in neuroscience, cell biology, biomedical sciences, or a closely related field. Demonstrated experience with rodent (mouse) models. Extensive hands-on experience with light microscopy (confocal, widefield, or similar) or electron microscopy (TEM, SEM, or similar). Strong written and oral communication skills in English. Demonstrated ability to contribute to manuscript preparation.

Preferred:
Experience with corneal biology, ocular tissue, or neuroanatomy. Familiarity with serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) or other volume EM methods. Experience in advanced light microscopy methods. Experience with human or non-human primate tissue preparation. Interest in expanding technical repertoire across both light and electron microscopy platforms.

Additional Attachments: Representative publications or manuscripts (PDF; up to 3)

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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