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POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR

University of Iowa
United States, Iowa, Iowa City
5 West Jefferson Street (Show on map)
Apr 17, 2026
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR Requisition # 4583 Position Basics
Advertising Ends on: Friday, May 1st, 2026
Advertising Started on: Friday, April 17th, 2026
College: Carver College of Medicine
Department: Anatomy & Cell Biology

Salary
Salary: Commensurate

Position Details
Full/Part Time Status: Full Time
Percent Time: 100%
Position Description:

The Shyamlabis seeking a highly motivatedand enthusiastic Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. scientist to join our team as a postdoctoral research scholar. We investigate the mechanisms behind corneal endothelial homeostasis and disease. We use mouse models, bioinformatics, and cell culture studies to pursue our research questions.

The Shyamlabis enthusiastic to mentor and train all members of thelaboratory. To understand more about thelabculture and philosophy, we encourage all applicants to visit https://shyam.lab.uiowa.edu/

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, including stem cell biology, biomedical engineering, cellular/molecular biology, bioinformatics, physiology, and similar fields.

Education Requirement:

Ph.D. in biology,or related field

Required Qualifications:

Recent publications demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic research environment

Desirable Qualifications:

Experience in specific skillsets ortechniques are not required. But example skillsets andtechniques that we typically use in the in thelabare:







  • Mouse models of corneal endothelial diseases





  • Primary mouse and human corneal endothelial cell isolation and culture



  • Commontechniques in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology


  • Animal handling, animal injections



  • Tissue processing and staining
  • Cell/tissue imagingtechniques such as fluorescence and confocal microscopy



Online Application Required Documents
Curriculum Vita
Name and Contact Information of References
Letters of Interest

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Contact Information
Contact: Rajalekshmy Shyam - rajalekshmy-shyam@uiowa.edu
Cmed-Anatomy & Cell Biology
Bowen Science Building
51 Newton Road
BSB
Iowa City, IA 52242-1109
Department URL: https://acb.medicine.uiowa.edu/

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