We are the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI). We are a leading translational research institute that advances academic and industry science through collaboration to improve patient health outcomes. Building your career at the IBRI in Indianapolis’ 16Tech Innovation District, means being part of a team of renowned scientists, creative thinkers, and innovative leaders.

Today’s research is being driven by significant advances in our abilities to study complex disease processes and propose new ways to improve patients’ lives. To reflect the evolving nature of life sciences research and encourage synergies through collaboration, we are enhancing our integrated capabilities, adding depth to how we approach patient-informed translational science and pursuing four foundational areas of scientific focus. These four areas will provide us the core talent and capability to pursue translational science in this new patient-centric framework: 

• Disease, Systems, Pathways – We are working to better understand diabetes and identify new ways to combat the disease. We are applying this learning to other diseases that share common systems and pathways.
• Molecular Innovation – We are developing new capabilities for molecular design and drug discovery to investigate disease processes and pursue new therapeutic approaches.
• Integrated Data Sciences – We are pursuing advanced data sciences to create novel end-user inspired solutions that address complex analysis, simulation, and prediction across the translational sciences.
• Enabling Technologies – We are building a rich platform of enabling technologies that give our scientists, partners, and collaborators access to the best tools to solve complex scientific problems.

The IBRI’s vision is to build a world-class organization of researchers, innovators and business professionals that catalyze activities across the Indiana (and beyond) life sciences community. To achieve that vision, we look for curious and collaborative team members who are energized by innovation, guided by integrity, and inspired by diversity.

The Opportunity:

The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in the interdisciplinary research space of Alzheimer’s disease, immunology and pharmacology. This position is funded through IBRI’s partnership with TREAT-AD, The ideal candidate will be joining the IBRI’s cellular pharmacology team to advance research exploring new therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease. This is a unique opportunity to work in a unique scientific environment with both academic and industry colleagues. This position will report to Dr. Louis Stancato and Dr. Joshua Kulas.

Responsibilities:

• This role will be primarily laboratory based responsible for developing and testing assays, and cell culture models to evaluate candidate molecules for their biological effects.
• Manage an independent research project to yield one or more published manuscripts and conference presentations.
• Writing and finalizing reports (Target Enablement Packages) on emerging therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s disease.
• Attending meetings with the TREAT-AD teams and working collaboratively with the TREAT-AD consortium to evaluate and propose drug targets.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in a relevant field such as neuroscience, pharmacology, immunology, cell biology, or biochemistry by the start date of the postdoctoral fellowship.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Proven experience with data analysis and interpretation skills as well as the ability to effectively present and communicate scientific information.
• Prior research experience in neuroscience or immunology is valued.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with mammalian cell culture or cell lines, pharmacology experiments and standard laboratory assays such as qPCR, western blot, and cell or tissue imaging is preferred.
• Experience working with iPSC cultures or flow cytometry is a plus.
• Experience with RNA sequencing experiments or cell line editing is a plus.
• Experience working with microglia or immune cells is highly desirable. Experience working with rodents or rodent models of neurodegeneration is a plus.
• Experience with grant writing is valued.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The IBRI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.