Details **Open Date** 01/07/2025 **Requisition Number** PRN40913B **Job Title** Post Doc Res Assoc **Working Title** Post Doc Res Assoc **Job Grade** A00 **FLSA Code** Administrative **Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No **Standard Hours per Week** 40 **Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time **Shift** Day **Work Schedule Summary** **VP Area** U of U Health - Academics **Department** 00870 - Ophthalmology-Research **Location** Campus **City** Salt Lake City, UT **Type of Recruitment** External Posting **Pay Rate Range** $61,008 – $68,964 **Close Date** 03/07/2025 **Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)** **Job Summary** The Roy Lab at the Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah is seeking a motivated and talented postdoc to work on projects aimed at studying cell-type specific visual processing in the retina. Research in the lab focused on unraveling the molecular and signaling pathways, and cell-types, involved in retinal functions such as light adaptation and feature encoding. The lab is also investigating the molecular and signaling mechanisms underlying cell death and vision loss in glaucoma. The lab utilizes different model systems (rodents and tree shrew) for studying retinal functions and disease pathology. The studies involve a wide range of techniques such as large-scale electrophysiological recordings and fluorescence light-sheet and 2p recordings from ex-vivo retina, viral vectors, opto/chemogenetics, cellular/molecular assays and computational modeling. The lab is multidisciplinary, collegial, and collaborative. The candidate is expected to have excellent scientific and problem-solving abilities. The position encourages creative and independent thinking, collaborative work, and translational research. The lab has several ongoing collaborations that offer opportunities to contribute to other projects, and acquire new experimental and computational skills. The candidate will receive training and career development support from the PI. Read more at:**https://medicine.utah.edu/ophthalmology/research/labs/roy**Contact: Suva Roy, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Email:**suva.roy@hsc.utah.edu**External lab website:**https://www.royvisionlab.com/** For consideration, please submit: + Cover letter that describes your career path, research questions you may be interested in pursuing and your future goals. + CV. + Names and contact information of 2-3 references. **Responsibilities** **Essential Functions** + Perform retinal electrophysiology (multielectrode array recordings) and/or fluorescence calcium imaging and/or immunohistochemistry and/or animal surgery and/or analysis of large-scale data. + Design and conduct experiments, collect data, and analyze data. + Attend lab meetings and generate progress reports on projects. + Present research findings at conferences and workshops. + Drafting manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. + Write proposals for grants. + Perform routine lab tasks as needed. **Minimum Qualifications** + Expertise in retinal electrophysiology, imaging, molecular biology, and circuit interrogation techniques. + Experience with animal work, instrumentation, experimental design, data collection and analysis **Preferences** + PhD in neuroscience, bioengineering, life sciences, physics or a related field. **Type** Benefited Staff **Special Instructions Summary** **Additional Information** The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). 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