Are you holding PhD degree and looking for Postdoctoral Fellowships? University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky invites multiple online application for Postdoctoral Fellowships in various research areas. Candidates interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships can check the details and may apply as soon as possible.
1. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
This postdoc position will directly report to Dr. Cai, whose lab is based at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, which provides, state-of-the-art facilities to support metabolomics, proteomics, advanced microscopy, FACS analysis, and animal research. We also offer a remarkable training including the opportunity to collaborate with top scientists in the world. The candidate is expected to perform studies related to an exciting NIH funded project to study the role of astrocytes in modulating dopaminergic neural circuit in response to chronic mild stress. The candidate is expected to manage individual laboratory experiments as agreed upon and approved by the supervising professor. This includes implementing the experimental design, data collection, statistical analysis, writing, and submitting manuscripts.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available for a motivated, ambitious, and talented scientist to study the roles of lipoproteins in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the laboratory of Dr. Scott Gordon in the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Our laboratory mainly focuses on roles of lipoproteins in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and mechanisms of lipid absorption by the intestine and how this process can impact metabolic health. We are seeking outstanding scientists with Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degrees.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
This advertisement seeks to fill an open postdoctoral position in the Rye Breeding Project in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY). The goal of this project is to develop commercially viable, short statured, high yielding, open pollinated rye varieties suitable for baking, brewing and distillation.
The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in “The Initiative to Bring Rye Back to Kentucky” by serving as a connecting link between farmers, end-users and researchers, promoting soil health and sustainable production practices, designing experiments, and collecting, analyzing, sharing, and reporting data to the growers and project’s board. The candidate will thus have the opportunity to improve interpersonal and strategic planning skills, along with knowledge and documentation of sustainable farming practices.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A postdoctoral scholar position is available in Dr. Xu Xiao’s laboratory at the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. We are seeking a motivated and talented scientist to investigate the roles of intracellular lipid transport pathways in metabolic diseases. Our research focuses on identifying novel lipid transport mechanisms, understanding their cellular functions, and developing strategies to regulate lipid homeostasis for disease prevention and treatment.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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5. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
This position is for a postdoctoral scholar to support an NIH-funded community-engaged research project on drinking water disinfection byproducts in the Kentucky Water Research Institute. Disinfection byproducts, which are toxic chemicals formed during chlorination of drinking water, are among the most ubiquitous contaminants of drinking water in the United States and Globally. They are the primary source of Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Level Violations in the US. The successful applicant will conduct research using both traditional and community-based participatory methods on the factors governing formation of and exposure to disinfection byproducts in rural drinking water systems as part of an NIEHS-funded research to action project.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Food Connection @ UK (TFC) is recruiting for a postdoctoral scholar to conduct applied research on value chain coordination (VCC) in local and regional food systems. The successful candidate will conduct applied research at the national level to help create a scholarly community in VCC work, focused on documentation and synthesis of the current state of practicable VCC literature in partnership with the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development. The candidate will develop research-informed policy recommendations to guide integration of VCC work into the institutional fabric of local food systems in Kentucky. The candidate will work with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Local and Regional Foods Division (LRFD) to extrapolate these findings to a national level to strengthen investments in local food systems and support local food value chain work. The position will be located in Lexington, KY and will be a UK employee serving in an interagency personnel agreement as a non-federal employee on detail to the USDA AMS Research Division.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The ruminant nutrition group in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences at the University of Kentucky is seeking an individual to join the research team as a post-doctoral professional in the Spring of 2022. A 12-month postdoctoral scholar position is available under the supervision of Dr. Kyle McLeod and Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler. The successful applicant will engage in research investigating various aspects of nutritional strategies and their impacts on mTOR pathway signaling and protein synthesis in livestock. The position includes a monthly salary, fringe and benefits. The academic affiliation of the selected candidate will be the Department of Animal & Food Sciences at the University of Kentucky. The position will be based on campus at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Toxicology & Cancer Biology is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Scholar for the lab of Dr. Ka Wing ‘Will’ Fong, Assistant Professor. Dr. Ka-wing (Will) Fong’s lab is studying transcriptional, epigenetic and metabolic regulation of prostate cancer [see our publications Fong et al., Mol Cell 2022; Fong et al., Nat Commun 2018; Fong et al., Cancer Res 2019, 2017.
https://toxicology.med.uky.edu/users/kfo241
The lab is currently supported by NIH funding and V-Foundation grants. The putative postdoc researcher will have the opportunities to work on prostate cancer-related projects with use of cutting-edge technologies, including CUTRUN, CUTTAG, ATAC-seq, stable-isotope resolved metabolomics, advanced proteomics and bioinformatics.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A postdoctoral scholar position is available for a motivated, ambitious, and talented scientist to study the roles of lipoproteins in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the laboratory of Dr. Scott Gordon in the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Our laboratory mainly focuses on roles of lipoproteins in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and mechanisms of lipid absorption by the intestine and how this process can impact metabolic health. We are seeking outstanding scientists with Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degrees. The ideal candidate will have research experience in the field of cardiovascular disease and lipid or lipoprotein metabolism, but outstanding candidates with experience in other areas will be considered.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
