Position Description

Postdoctoral Associate – Skeletal Muscle Physiology Laboratory

The Department of Physical Therapy invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Associate to support the Skeletal Muscle Physiology Laboratory research lab lead by Principal Investigator & Professor LaDora Thompson The Postdoctoral Associate will support a portfolio of NIH funded studies, data collection and management, data analysis and manuscript preparation as well as laboratory safety. They serve as primary point person to facilitate communications among the research teams and with central administration to develop and adhere to project milestones for research projects.  Candidates should demonstrate a strong research background.

Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is one of the country’s leading schools of health and rehabilitation sciences. Home to more than 1200 undergraduate and 575 graduate students, Sargent College combines outstanding faculty and cutting-edge research to provide superb education and clinical experiences. The college has more than 25 on-campus, research facilities, clinical centers, and labs. It offers top-ranked degree programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, language and hearing sciences, health science, human physiology, behavior and health, and nutrition.  

Applicants may learn more about professional development opportunities, benefits, community events, and other resources available via the office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Success at BU: https://www.bu.edu/postdocs/ 

The Postdoctoral Associate will sustain and support a culture that celebrates the diversity of individuals and ideas, which values inclusion, collaboration, and innovation. Sargent College believes the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to our academic mission of excellence. We welcome candidates who support our commitment to ensuring BU is an inclusive and diverse community where everyone can thrive.

Responsibilities:

•  Engage with collaborators, coordinate with team members, and mentor trainees.
• Contribute to ongoing projects, including animal performance testing and cellular/molecular analyses.
• Independently design, perform, and analyze experiments.
• Maintain accurate and detailed laboratory records.
• Present findings at lab meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, grant applications, and reports.
• Perform study analysis, author reports and products, and collaborate with additional study sites.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in biomedical sciences, physiology, or related field
• Significant expertise in conducting independent and collaborative basic bench research
•  Rodent handling, husbandry, and dissection
• Demonstrated record of productivity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of muscle physiology and metabolism, experience with ex vivo contractility experiments are a plus
• Cell culture
• Experience conducting nutritional therapeutics research and rodent exercise testing

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Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references (names and emails, no letters required) to the following contact: lvthomp@bu.edu

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last 7 years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign an authorization to release information” after execution of an offer letter.