Postdoctoral Research Associate Nanotechnology-based Delivery Systems

Requisition Number:
STFR001576

Division/College:
Bouve College of Health Sciences

FT/PT:
Full Time

Grade:
10

Position Summary:
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences seeks an applicant for a postdoctoral research associate position in the laboratory of Professor Mansoor Amiji. The successful applicant will be responsible for performing in vitro and in vivo research on nanotechnology and development for drug and gene delivery in target disease sites.

Qualifications:
The candidate must have a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline and research experience in nanotechnology for drug and gene delivery. The candidate will engage in NIH or industry funded research on nanotechnology-based delivery systems.

Additional Information:
Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 200 faculty members, with approximately 2,100 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs. Within Bouvé, the Behrakis Health Sciences Center houses a state of the art human performance and exercise laboratory with teaching and research space, including fully equipped exercise stress testing stations, metabolic carts, Lunar DEXA machine, an underwater weighing tank, Cybex and Keiser strength and power equipment, wet lab facilities for blood processing and muscle biopsies. The new Arnold S. Goldstein Simulation Laboratories Suite opened in September 2013 and provides a state-of-the-art simulation center for interprofessional education.

Northeastern University is on an exciting trajectory of growth and innovation. The University is a leader in inter-disciplinary research, urban engagement, experiential learning, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience. Northeastern University is home to 20,000 students and to the nation’s premier cooperative education program. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in Northeastern’s international reputation for research and innovative educational programs. A heightened focus on interdisciplinary research and scholarship is driving a faculty hiring initiative at Northeastern, advancing its position amongst the nation’s top research universities. Northeastern University is situated on the Avenue of the Arts in Boston’s historic Back Bay, four blocks from the Longwood Medical Area, encompassing Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital Boston, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and eight blocks from the Boston Medical Center.

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