Are you looking to take your education and career to the next level? Do you have a passion for research and a desire to make meaningful contributions to your field of study? If so, a Postdoctoral Fellowships may be the perfect choice for you.
Attention all aspiring scholars and researchers! The University of Florida, Gainesville, United States has multiple postdoctoral fellowships. Apply to the University of Florida’s postdoctoral fellowships today and take the first step towards a rewarding and fulfilling academic career.
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience (lrnlab.org) at the University of Florida seeks a candidate for an NIH funded postdoctoral position focused on human neuroimaging and pain. The lrnlab conducts structural and functional brain imaging studies using functional MRI, diffusion MRI and high-density EEG. A major focus area for this position will be the characterization of brain function during movement-evoked shoulder pain in individuals with rotator cuff tears. The primary responsibility of this position will involve data collection, data processing, and manuscript preparation. The project is part of an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Federico Pozzi who is in the department of Physical Therapy at the University of Florida.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is immediately available for highly ambitious, independent, and motivated candidates in the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the University of Florida. The position will require collaborations with faculty, scientists, health professionals and students in the Department and across the UF campus on the design, coordination, and implementation of research using real-world data (RWD), such as those in electronic health records (EHRs) and administrative claims data, for federal and state-funded projects.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
3. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
This position will be responsible for the synthesis and medicinal chemistry SAR optimization of ligands for a number of biological targets including GPCR’s, nuclear receptors and ion channels. SAR optimization will include drug metabolism parameters such as microsome stability, plasma protein binding, in vivo pharmacokinetics and brain penetration. Compound scale-up for in vivo efficacy studies may also be required. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to thrive in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Postdoc position is available at UF Scripps Biomedical Research in Jupiter, Florida. The work will be focused on unraveling function and mechanisms of newly identified molecules in G Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) signaling pathways and understanding their role in nervous system function and neuropsychiatric disease. The laboratory is interested in many aspects of receptor biology.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
5. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Postdoctoral Associate positions are immediately available for several projects including structure-function studies of cytoskeletal proteins that control signaling downstream of adherens junctions and focal adhesions with implications in cancer and heart diseases. Postdoctoral Associates will join an exciting research environment in new state-of-the-art facilities. The laboratory is recognized as a world leader in the cytoskeleton field and recently purchased and installed a 300 kV cryogenic electron microscope.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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6. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The Karbstein Lab at Scripps Florida, Department of Integrated Structural and Computational Biology, is seeking outstanding and highly motivated postdocs to study how ribosomes are assembled, how this process is quality controlled within cells, and how defects in assembly lead to disease. The lab has been consistently pushing the forefront of the ribosome assembly field with novel inquiries, concepts and approaches.
We currently seek to further address questions of RNA folding, modification, quality control, and the pathways that allow for the production of specialized ribosome populations, and their effects on the translational program of the cell. We use a highly innovative collection of experimental approaches, which besides traditional biochemical and genetic assays, includes structural approaches using cryo-EM, and computational approaches to analyze sequencing data sets.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The Valente laboratory in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter – Florida is seeking a highly talented, creative, independent self-motivated postdoctoral scholar. We focus on the characterization of molecular interactions occurring within a host cell that are critical for HIV transcription. Our goal is to develop therapeutics that block HIV-1, with special focus on those that help to reduce, eradicate, or suppress the reservoir of latently infected cells.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
8. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
An electrophysiology postdoctoral position is immediately available for a motivated individual to join a dynamic multidisciplinary research team studying molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms underlying long-term memory storage and Alzheimer’s Disease. Examples of ongoing Puthanveettil laboratory research can be found in the following recent publications: Badal et al., Cell Reports (2019); Swarnkar et al., Scientific Reports (2018); Raveendra et al., PNAS (2018); Rizzo et al., Biological Psychiatry CNNI (2017); Swarnkar et al., Cell Reports (2021) and Grinman et al., Science Advances, (2021).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
9. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Our laboratory aims to develop nanoparticles for basic and translational research of membrane biology. These projects are recently funded by the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. We are looking for highly motivated individuals in the following directions:
- Nanoparticle engineering
- Single-molecule imaging and/or electrophysiology
- Single-particle EM
- Computational protein design
- Antibody and drug discovery
- Cancer immunotherapy
- Vesicle trafficking
Application Deadline: Open until filled
10. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The postdoctoral researcher will develop the palm-Thielaviopsis interaction as a model system to dissect host-pathogen interaction in palms. This position is geared towards generating genetic and genomic resources to uncover genes required by Thielaviopsis paradoxa to cause disease on palms. The postdoctoral researcher will investigate the utility of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation as a method to identify genetic pathways required for pathogenicity in T. paradoxa.
The project will provide avenues for genomic investigations such as whole genome sequencing, assembly, and annotation, transcriptomics, as well as development of molecular tools for disease diagnostics. The candidate will also have the opportunity to engage in extension activities like presenting at grower workshops and field days. The candidate is expected to publish in international refereed journals.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
11. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
This candidate will be responsible for assay development directed at early drug discovery initiatives focusing on novel cell-based and biochemical based high-throughput screening (HTS). This opportunity is for individuals seeking to be trained in advanced translational biology skills for industrial scale small molecule discovery procedures relevant to the pharmaceutical industry. They will be responsible to develop and optimize a variety of biochemical and cell-based assays and implement them for screening on a fully automated HTS platform.
This will require them to perform biochemistry and molecular biology techniques, with a focus towards more physiologically relevant 3D tissue culture models, iPSC scaling and technology building that enhances HTS outcomes that will be useful to the worldwide community. They will be trained to operate and troubleshoot automated liquid handling and analytical equipment as well as to utilize a variety of large-scale data management software systems to generate, analyze, and report data from research efforts.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
12. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The newly created Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine (CISSM) at the University of Florida-Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, is seeking an outstanding molecular biologist for a postdoctoral position to work in multidisciplinary projects related to lung biology and disease. The successful applicant will be part of the Garcia Laboratory that combines molecular, cell, animal modeling and lung biology techniques with gene and protein analysis to explore molecular basis of inflammatory lung diseases. A high level of self-motivation and participation in a collaborative team is required.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The newly created Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine (CISSM) at the University of Florida-Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, is seeking outstanding applicants for postdoctoral positions to work in multidisciplinary projects related to lung biology and disease.
The position will focus on the biophysical and biomechanical mechanisms underpinning vascular integrity and endothelial cell barrier function. Seeking multiple Post-doctoral candidates with 3 – 4 years’ experience. The candidates will work as an integral member of a group with expertise in biophysics, cell biology, biochemistry, animal models, and genetics and proteomics of lung disease.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The newly created Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine (CISSM) at the University of Florida-Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, is seeking an outstanding molecular biologist for a postdoctoral position to work in multidisciplinary projects related to lung biology and disease. The successful applicant will be part of the Garcia Laboratory that combines molecular, cell, animal modeling and lung biology techniques with gene and protein analysis to explore molecular basis of inflammatory lung diseases. A high level of self-motivation and participation in a collaborative team is required.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
15. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Highly motivated candidates are sought for a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, within the Department of Chemical Engineering, the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program at the University of Florida within the Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery.
The Rinaldi-Ramos lab is working at the frontier of the emerging field of magnetic particle imaging, developing tracers to track nanomedicines, immune cell therapies, and immune responses in the context of cancer, arthritis, and traumatic brain injury. Current projects are supported by several multi-year grants focused on the development of nanoparticle tracers optimized for high sensitivity and resolution in MPI and for ex vivo and in vivo labeling of target cells and tissues. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to design, formulate, and test new magnetic particle imaging tracers by bringing together expertise in chemistry, nanotechnology, magnetism, and biology.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
16. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida has an opening for a full-time postdoctoral associate in the field of aquatic biogeochemistry. The position requires a PhD in Biogeochemistry, Oceanography, Marine Science, Aquatic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or a similar field obtained within the last 3 years.
The successful applicant will join an exciting multi-disciplinary project studying dissolved organic matter and phytoplankton dynamics in estuarine systems. The successful applicant will also be encouraged to explore new research endeavors in areas of aquatic biogeochemistry outside of this project. Highly motivated candidates with strong analytical skills in the analysis of dissolved organic matter and/or microbial communities are encouraged to apply and to incorporate their interests into the project. A demonstrated record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals is required. Experience with fluorescence spectroscopy and/or stable isotope is looked upon favorably.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
17. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
A postdoctoral research associate position is immediately available for highly ambitious, independent, and motivated candidates in the Department Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics at University of Florida. The position will require collaboration with other faculty, scientists, and health professionals in the Department and across the UF campus on the design, coordination, and implementation of informatics and data science research for federal and state funded projects.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
18. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Scientific software development using Python, R, and Bash to support analytical activities that include scripting, visualization, reporting, and data management in a high-performance computing environment. Under the supervision and guidance of BI staff, contribute to NGS analysis projects for customers as appropriate based on skills and expertise. It is expected that the candidate will become increasingly independent, and the amount of time devoted to this function will increase correspondingly.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
19. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research is recruiting for a Postdoctoral Associate in pharmacogenomics and data science, available immediately. The research is funded and directed by Dr. Caitrin McDonough, at the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy. The Postdoc will engage in projects such as pharmacogenomic genome-wide association studies, linking electronic health record-based data with ‘omic data, constructing and using computable phenotypes to characterize subpopulations within large electronic health record and claims datasets such as the OneFlorida Data Trust, and developing clinical decision support based on successful computable phenotypes.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
20. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML). The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in biomedical informatics, computer science or a related field. Working experience with clinical natural language processing, machine learning (deep learning) are preferred. This position will work under the guidance of and in collaboration with Dr. Yonghui Wu to fulfill the research and service missions of the BMI program.
In particular, the incumbent will assist with NLP methods development, clinical data processing, predictive modeling using machine learning methods, NLP package development, scientific paper writing and presenting at national/international conferences. In addition, the incumbent will participate in analysis and reporting projects through data summarization and visualization, and contributions to analysis, modeling and interpretation of results.
Application Deadline: Open until filled