Description

Postdoctoral Fellow

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

The University of Colorado has a requirement for COVID-19 vaccinations and full completion thereof by 9/1/21 or upon start date.  Information regarding this requirement, and exemptions can be found at:

Anschutz: https://www.ucdenver.edu/docs/librariesprovider284/default-document-library/3000-general-admission/3012---covid-19-vaccination-requirement-and-compliance.pdf?sfvrsn=4e9df3ba_2

Denver: https://www.ucdenver.edu/coronavirus

Exemptions vary by campus location/department.

Campus/Unit-Specific Exemptions:

Anschutz Campus – Exemptions are allowed for medical or religious reasons.Denver Campus - Exemptions are allowed for medical, religious, or personal reasons.Consolidated/Central Services Administration – Will follow Anschutz policy on exemptions.

The University of Colorado Denver seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment.  We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds

 

Overall Description of Responsibility or Nature of Work

The Pulmonary Biomechanics laboratory in the Department of Bioengineering at the Anschutz Medical campus is seeking skilled, passionate, and industrious applicants for a postdoctoral research fellow position. The successful candidate will develop and conduct research projects to investigate the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury. These studies may include in vivo experiments, computational modeling, and/or clinical data science.

 

Specific Position Details

The Smith Lab is a multidisciplinary team with a broad focus on lung physiology, lung injury, and mechanical ventilation. The lab is highly collaborative, working with other research groups across the Anschutz Medical Campus and at other institutions in the US and abroad.  This specific position is part of the project ‘Predicting and Preventing Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury’ (details here) that has the overarching goal of developing algorithms to optimize subject-specific lung protective ventilation during acute respiratory distress syndrome. This will be accomplished with in vivo experiments to generate acute and ventilator-induced lung injury while measuring lung mechanics, lung morphometry, and injury biomarkers. We are also collecting clinical ventilator data for model development and evaluation. Computational analyses of both the clinical and experimental data will identify the characteristics of injurious ventilation and predict subject-specific lung protective ventilation settings. The project team includes biologists, bioengineers, critical care physicians, and data scientists. 

 

The ideal candidate will develop projects related to identifying injurious ventilation and determining how to optimally ventilate a particular subject based on the characteristics of the underlying lung injury. These studies may be experimental, computational, or some combination of those two approaches. The candidate will join a highly supportive team and will be provided with resources and mentoring to develop their own research interests and to develop new research skills. They must be highly motivated and willing to learn new techniques and approaches, and able to work independently and in an interdisciplinary team. For more specific questions about research projects, the nature of the position and duties, or any other enquiries or interest please contact Dr Bradford Smith: Bradford.Smith@cuanschutz.edu

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range (or hiring range) has been established at $53,760 to $65,292. Salary will be based on the current NIH postdoctoral pay scale guidelines.

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at Employee Services.

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Diversity and Equity:

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The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

 

Qualifications
Qualifications: 

Minimum Requirements:

- Ph.D. or equivalent degree in biological or physical sciences, engineering or related field.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

- Experience with numerical modeling, applied mathematics, and advanced statistics

- Programming expertise in Matlab, Python, R, or other languages

- In vivo experimental experience

- Knowledge of lung physiology, surfactant dynamics, and lung injury

Job Category: Faculty
Primary Location: Denver
Schedule: Full-time
Posting Date: Dec 22, 2021
Unposting Date: Ongoing