Postodoctoral Fellow

A fulltime postdoctoral position available immediately in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Seeking candidates with strong publication record and experience in developmental/stem cell biology and reproductive biology, especially in murine cardiogenesis and neural tube development. Our research focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of maternal diabetes-induced congenital heart defects, neural tube defects.

In additional to submitting Taleo application, interested candidates should submit their CV to: Peixin Yang, Ph.D, Professor, Email: pyang@som.umaryland.edu , and cc "Deborah Watts" dwatts@som.umaryland.edu

UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for a disability, for any part of the recruitment process, please contact us at HRJobs@umaryland.edu and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Qualifications :

Applicants must have a Ph.D. with expertise at least in one of following fields: embryonic development, cardiac development/disease, neural tube development, molecular biology, and epigenetics. Additional requirements for applicants are experience in autophagy, non-coding RNA, cellular organelle stress or senescence.