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Postdoctoral Associate

Employer: Stony Brook University
Location: Stony Brook, NY

Position Type: Postdoc
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Required Qualifications: (as evidenced by an attached resume)

Doctoral Degree (or foreign equivalent) in hand by January 1, 2020.

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctoral Degree (or foreign equivalent) in neuroscience, molecular or cellular biology, genetics, genomics or biochemistry in hand by January 1, 2020. Research experience in neuroscience, molecular or cellular biology, genetics, genomics or biochemistry.

Brief Description of Duties:

The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University. Several basic research Principal Investigators in the Department of Anesthesiology are seeking applicants for postdoctoral positions.

The department has a growing and vibrant basic research group engaged in a variety of research programs in neuroscience. Principal Investigators in this department study pain, neurodegeneration, neurogenesis, neural stem cells, aging, biology of anesthesia and other areas of basic neuroscience. These basic science research programs make use of various animal models, including rodents and Drosophila.

Special Notes:

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability to funding. FLSA Exempt, position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption. Applicants should specifically discuss in an attached cover letter which Principal Investigator they are interested in working with and briefly outline the reasons why. Applicants should also include a CV and a brief description of their thesis work. Successful applicants should have strong letters of recommendation and research expertise in neuroscience, molecular or cellular biology, genetics, genomics or biochemistry.

Applicants should specifically discuss in an attached cover letter which Principal Investigator they are interested in working with and briefly outline the reasons why. Applicants should also include a CV and a brief description of their thesis work. Successful applicants should have strong letters of recommendation and research expertise in neuroscience, molecular or cellular biology, genetics, genomics or biochemistry.

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About Stony Brook:

Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook Medicine, Suffolk County's only academic medical center and tertiary care provider. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the National Synchrotron Light Source, and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, and the New York Blue IBM BG/L+P supercomputer, owned by Stony Brook and managed by BNL. Stony Brook is a partner in managing the Laboratory for the Department of Energy, and is the largest institutional scientific user of BNL facilities. As such, many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and in some cases, joint appointments can be arranged.

Stony Brook University/Research is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer. We encourage all to apply including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

If you need a disability related accommodation, please call the University Human Resource Services Department at (631) 632- 6161 or the University Hospital Human Resources Department at (631) 444-4700. In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632- 6350. It can also be viewed on line at the University Police website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/police.

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Job Field: Post Doctoral
Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Shift
Posting Start Date: Jun 4, 2019
Posting End Date: Sep 30, 2019, 10:59:00 PM

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In a little more than 50 years, Stony Brook has established itself as one of America’s most dynamic public universities, an essential part of the region’s economy, and a center of cultural excellence.

Nobel laureates, Guggenheim fellows, and MacArthur grant winners teach on our campus, making it a magnet for outstanding students. Stony Brook has been ranked in the top 1 percent of all universities worldwide by the stony London Times Higher Education—QS World University Rankings. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 100 best national universities. A member of the elite Association of American Universities, Stony Brook is among the 62 best research institutions in North America. Stony Brook faculty are leaders in significant national and worldwide projects, including the reconstruction of Iraq’s public health systems and museums, the management of the national parks of Madagascar,

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The entrepreneurial energy and economic strength of the University bring a combined benefit of $4.7 billion to the economy of Long Island. Stony Brook has a remarkable record of fruitful collaboration with private enterprise. The only university in New York State to have two Centers of Excellence, in biotechnology and wireless technology, Stony Brook has promoted the launch of 44 companies through its high-technology incubators.

Stony Brook University Medical Center is home to Suffolk County's only tertiary care hospital, with nearly half a million patient visits each year. Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center comprises the Schools of Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Welfare, and the Graduate Program in Public Health. The Long Island State Veterans Home is operated by Stony Brook University’s Health Sciences Center, and serves as a site for the education and training of long-term care and geriatric health care professionals.

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Each summer, the Stony Brook Film Festival brings leading and emerging filmmakers and fans to the campus.
One of America’s most diverse universities, Stony Brook celebrates the rich heritage of immigrant New York at the Charles B. Wang Center celebrating Asian and Asian American cultures. A second site, in the heart of Manhattan, connects the University to the world’s greatest city.

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