Applications are sought for a full-time, NIH-funded postdoctoral scholar position at Indiana University at Bloomington (IUB) in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. The successful candidate will be a team member of the interdisciplinary research program in the laboratory of Dr. Hui-Chen Lu (http://www.lulaboratory.com/) in the Gill Center (http://www.indiana.edu/~gillctr/Lu.shtml) at IUB. The high and increasing prevalence as well as the staggering social and financial costs of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementia (ADRD) emphasize the importance of finding strategies to prevent or slow their progression. Here we aim to elucidate the basic biology of neuronal maintenance and energy homeostasis to enable us to design new therapeutic strategies NMNAT2 is a bifunctional protein that we and others have identified as an important neuronal maintenance factor. With support from NINDS, we aim to elucidate how pathological conditions alter brain energy metabolism and evaluate mechanism-based potential therapies to reverse proteinopathy.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. degree in a neuroscience-related discipline and have a track record of seeing projects through to completion. This candidate should be able to carry out scientific projects independently with scientific rigor. The candidate will join a dynamic, diverse, and collaborative center of excellence that has as a goal to develop post-docs into independent investigators. The quality of life in Bloomington is outstanding. The combination of a large, major research university with a diverse, safe, family-oriented community make Bloomington an ideal environment for work-life balance.

Interested candidates should apply at
https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/24631 . Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the email addresses and phone numbers of three references. Salary will be commensurate with experience and will follow NIH NRSA post-doc guidelines. Candidates with extensive post-doctoral research experience and a strong track record may be considered for appointment as an assistant scientist (IUB’s equivalent of a research assistant professor).

Applications received by June 28, 2024 will be given full consideration. The anticipated start date for this position is July 8, 2024.

Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to: Dr. Hui-Chen Lu, Director and Gill Chair, ATTN: Post-Doc Search, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 1121 E. 12th Street, Bloomington, IN 47425-7227 or hclu@iu.edu.

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