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Postdoc - Neuroscience and Genetics

Employer
Lehigh University
Location
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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The Babcock lab is currently looking to hire a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our group at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA! This position is available immediately, although the exact start date is flexible.

Our lab uses Drosophila to better understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. Our specific areas of interest include synapse dysfunction and the selective vulnerability of neuronal populations.

Prospective candidates must have a Ph.D. in biology, neuroscience, genetics, or a related field by the position start date. Compensation for this NIH-funded position will follow NIH postdoctoral stipend levels.

Interested candidates should send the following to Dr. Daniel Babcock at dab416@lehigh.edu

  1. A cover letter describing previous research experience and specific scientific interests
  2. Current CV
  3. Contact information for three references

Organization

Read our Diversity Profile Founded in 1865, Lehigh University is a premier coeducational, nondenominational, private residential research university that offers a distinctive academic environment for undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Lehigh University’s annual report from 2013 provides an overview of the intellectual activity across campus as well as a financial report. It is posted on our website at http://www.lehigh.edu/annualreport/ .

Lehigh offers more than 90 undergraduate programs and majors featuring more than 2,000 courses in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. Lehigh confers a total of 12 degrees at the undergraduate and advanced degree level. We have 482 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty and approximately 200 adjunct faculty and lecturers and 10 full-time visiting faculty. With approximately 4700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students, a small student-to-faculty ratio allows students to work closely with professors. About 69% of all full-time faculty are tenured, and 99% of full-time tenure-track faculty hold a doctorate degree or the highest degree in their field.  We have 1,215 staff members supporting the academic, research and administrative functions.

Located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh is situated on over 2,300 acres on four campuses. The Asa Packer Campus, Mountaintop Campus, and Murray H. Goodman Campus are contiguous and feature more than 153 buildings with 4.3 million-plus square feet of classroom, laboratory, office and living space. The campus also has 180 acres of playing fields and half of the campus is preserved as open space.

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Telephone
610.758.3165
Location
27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem
PA
18015
US

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