Postdoc Jobs at SMD
Postdoc Jobs at SMD
This page lists some of the postdoctoral positions currently available at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. This list is not comprehensive as many principal investigators advertise available postdoctoral positions in scholarly publications and on the internet. Additionally, many principal investigators do not advertise their postdoctoral positions, preferring to meet with potential postdocs at professional meetings or in response to presentations.
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The pay range of $61,008 - $75,000 represents the minimum and maximum compensation for postdoc jobs. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Date Added Contact Department / Lab Description 10/21/25 Xinping Zhang Center for Musculoskeletal Research A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the center for musculoskeletal research at the University of Rochester School of Medicine.
We are seeking for a highly motivated individual to join the NIH funded research programs to study bone tissue vascularization during repair and regeneration. The research program integrates bone tissue engineering, vascular biology, and skeletal biology with an emphasis on molecular and cellular control of bone specialized blood vessel formation during repair and regeneration.
The successful candidate will work with a team of scientists to study bone progenitor cell interaction with angiogenic cells utilizing state-of-the-art genetic, imaging and engineering approaches to explore and establish novel therapeutics.
The candidate will have the opportunity to learn cutting-edge technologies such as multiphoton microscopy, light sheet microscopy, spatial transcriptomics, 3D printing to understand molecular control of periosteum-mediated healing and mechanisms of bone graft repair and reconstruction.
Full Description9/23/25 Dr. Emily Knight Department of Neuroscience, Spectrum Brain Lab A post-doctoral position is available at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) in the Spectrum Brain Lab, led by Dr. Emily Knight.
The position will focus on sensory neurophysiology and attention in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related conditions. Research in the lab integrates electroencephalography (EEG), psychophysics, and novel technologies such as virtual reality to study how children and adults process sensory information in naturalistic environments.
The Spectrum Brain Lab offers a collaborative and interdisciplinary training environment at the intersection of neuroscience, engineering, and clinical research. Postdoctoral researchers will have opportunities to develop independent research projects, gain expertise in advanced data analysis, and engage in career development activities across the URMC neuroscience and autism research communities.
Contact: Interested applicants should submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a brief statement of research interests, (3) a complete curriculum vitae, and (4) contact information for three references to Dr. Emily Knight.
Full Description8/27/25 Minsoo Kim Kim Lab New post-doctoral positions are available immediately for outstanding candidates in the broad area of cancer immunology, inflammatory disease, and viral infection.
Our NIH-funded projects study,
(1) dynamic immune reactions using state-of-the-art bio-imaging systems including multiphoton intravital microscopy,
(2) CRISPR genomic screening of key cancer immune mediators,
(3) impacts of microbiomes on the innate immune memory,
(4) single-cell analysis of T cell exhaustion, and (5) T cell immunotherapy.
Applicants should have strong practical knowledge of immunology, cell biology, and mouse disease models. Candidates with prior experience in transgenic- or knock-out/knock-in mouse models or in vivo immunology are especially encouraged to apply. A highly competitive salary and benefits package is offered. Good command of English is required.
To apply, send a letter of application, CV and the names of three references to:
Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair and Dean’s Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Director, Tumor Immunotherapy Research Program
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 609
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: 585 276 3917 FAX: 585 273 24528/4/25 Jeevisha Bajaj Bajaj Lab, Wilmot Cancer Institute A fully funded postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Bajaj Lab at the Wilmot Cancer Institute of the University of Rochester Medical Center, to study molecular mechanisms of leukemia stem cell interactions with their microenvironment.
We are passionate about understanding the cancer microenvironment and its role in disease progression. We identify novel therapeutic vulnerabilities of aggressive myeloid leukemias in genetic mouse models and primary patient samples using tools such as single cell transcriptomics, metabolomics, and proteomics.
Wilmot Cancer Institute is an NCI-designated cancer center in the Upstate New York area, specializing in multiple oncology fields, including hematological cancers. This is a great opportunity to work in close collaboration with a fantastic group of clinicians and scientists. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with a Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Genetics or related fields, and a strong interest in translational cancer research. Prior experience with mouse work is greatly preferred.
Please submit a CV with a list of publications, a brief summary of your current and future research interests, and contact information for 3 references. Jeevisha Bajaj
3/11/25 Enumah, Samuel Joseph Health Economics and Policy The post-doctoral fellowship in Health Economics and Policy is for candidates interested in a mentored research position with a focus on investigating and improving U.S. healthcare. Our aim is to understand the factors that drive healthcare finance, delivery, management, and quality and to evaluate the impact of state and federal health policies on the U.S. healthcare system. We are interested in understanding the dynamic changes that occur at multiple levels from patients to health systems with the hope of identifying solutions to deliver high quality, efficient, affordable, and equitable healthcare for everyone. Our research, supported by a culture of collaboration and team science, brings together stakeholders from multiple different disciplines including medicine, public health, business, finance, economics, and biostatistics.
Full Description3/10/25 Benjamin Korman Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Korman Lab An NIH-funded post-doctoral fellow position is available in the Korman laboratory in the Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester . The lab focuses on translational studies related to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Ongoing work in the laboratory includes assessment of signaling pathways related to immune checkpoints in arthritis, and characterization of shared pathways involved in fibrosis and vascular dysfunction in scleroderma. The post-doctoral fellow will have funded projects related to both of these domains. We work with primary patient samples, transgenic mice, and established in vivo and in vitro models of disease. Techniques employed by the laboratory include cell culture including organotypic culture, molecular biology including qPCR, Western blot, ELISA, immunostaining, flow cytometry, in vivo studies, RNA sequencing and related omic technologies, bioinformatics, and histologic analysis.
Full Description3/10/25 Kirsi Järvinen-Seppo Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Center for Food Allergy Postdoctoral positions are available in the lab of Dr. Kirsi Järvinen-Seppo to join an interactive research team studying the development of adaptive and innate immunity and microbiome in infancy and early childhood in populations at risk for allergic diseases and in the protected farming lifestyle communities. See attached for full description.
Full Description3/10/25 Elizabeth Leverenz LAB OF LYNNE MAQUAT, PhD Postdoctoral position in Maquat Lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY.
Full Description3/10/25 Dr. Isaac Harris Department of Biomedical Genetics A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Dr. Isaac Harris in the Department of Biomedical Genetics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Wilmot Cancer Institute in Rochester, NY, to study the roles of antioxidants in cancer.
Full Description3/10/25 Peng Yao Yao Laboratory, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute Postdoctoral Associate Position from University of Rochester Medical Center
A full-time postdoctoral associate position is available in Dr. Peng Yao’s laboratory in Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Research in the Yao laboratory focuses on the roles of RNA-binding proteins and noncoding RNAs in cardiovascular health and disease.
3/10/25 Paul Dunman & Rachel Wozniak Department of Microbiology & Immunology Two Post-Doctoral trainee positions are available at the University of Rochester within the Department of Microbiology and Immunology to support research in antimicrobial drug discovery and development. Successful applicants should have a strong background in microbiology, translational research, molecular genetics, and/or analysis of pre-clinical or complex datasets.
Full Description10/30/24 Tanzil M. Arefin Department of Neuroscience, UR CABIN The Arefin laboratory at the University of Rochester Center for Advanced Brain Imaging and Neurophysiology (UR CABIN) is looking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow interested in small animal brain imaging using cutting-edge MRI-based techniques.
The mission of the lab is to develop novel neuroimaging techniques and computational tools to study the changes in brain functions and microstructures in animal models of human disorders.
Full Description10/30/24 Zheng-Gen Jin Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute / Department of Medicine Two NIH-funded postdoctoral associate positions are immediately available in the laboratory of Prof. Zheng-Gen Jin at Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute/Department of Medicine, the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA. We are looking for candidates with experiences or interest in following areas: vascular endothelial biology, cell metabolism, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, and genetic animal models.
Priority will be given to motivated candidates with a strong background and prior experience in molecular and cell biology, cell metabolism, immunology, and animal studies. We will provide competitive salary/benefits for individuals who are motivated, creative, capable of conducting research independently, and have excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter with a brief summary of research interests, curriculum vitae, and three references to Zheng-Gen Jin.10/29/24 Dr. Sam Norman-Haignere Biostatistics & Computational Biology The individual will be involved in building computational encoding models using functional MRI and intracranial electrophysiology data. They will be required to synthesize sounds from deep neural network encoding models and compare them against neural responses to these stimuli. They will also be combining the predictive power of modern deep neural network encoding models with the interpretability of statistical component models.
Full Description10/28/24 Dr. Sam Norman Biostatistics & Computational Biology The individual will be involved in building computational encoding models using functional MRI and intracranial electrophysiology data. They will be required to synthesize sounds from deep neural network encoding models and compare them against neural responses to these stimuli. They will also be combining the predictive power of modern deep neural network encoding models with the interpretability of statistical component models.
Full Description9/23/24 Maggie Mazur Division of General Pediatrics The Division of General Pediatrics is accepting applications to its UR Primary Care Research Fellowship Program, our 2-year postdoctoral research fellowship for MD/DOs, PhDs, PsyDs and others holding doctoral degrees in health professions. The program is funded by a T32 from NRSA/HRSA and focuses on training in research, population health, leadership and career development with an emphasis on reducing health disparities.
The program provides support to postdoctoral health care professionals pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral health research related to primary care. Weekly seminars offer instruction on research, health disparities, leadership, education, career development and scientific writing. Many fellows pursue advanced degrees, such as an MPH or MS in Clinical Investigation. PhD fellows may choose from a wealth of related coursework.
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and be a US citizen. Please contact Fellowship Coordinator, Maggie Mazur
For more information or refer to our website: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pediatrics/general-pediatrics-fellowship.aspx9/17/24 Edith Williams Department of Public Health Sciences A post-doctoral position is available in the Williams laboratory in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
The Williams laboratory focuses on the role of social relationships in the promotion of disease self-management among underrepresented populations disproportionately impacted by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
The position description is below. Please send CV and cover letter to Edith_Williams@urmc.Rochester.edu
Full Description9/17/24 Robert Dworkin, PhD Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center has an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to collaborate on various research projects and publications within the ACTTION public-private partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The mission of ACTTION is to identify, prioritize, coordinate, and sponsor innovative activities that will expedite the identification and development of efficacious and safe analgesic, addiction, and anesthetic therapeutic interventions.RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities will include collaborating closely with the ACTTION leadership and external collaborators to design research projects -- including clinical trials -- and recruit participants, collect and analyze data, and publish study results. Responsibilities will also include collaboration on the preparation and publication of systematic and narrative reviews, meta-analyses, secondary data analyses, and various qualitative and quantitative studies. This appointment would ideally be for 2 years, but 1 year is also possible.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Individuals with a doctoral degree in medicine, epidemiology, public health, psychology, or a related discipline are encouraged to apply. Must be highly organized, detail oriented, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must also have the ability to work both independently and in a team environment, supervise research collaborators, and manage study- and individual-level databases.Contact:
Robert Dworkin, PhD