Postdoctoral Scholar – Public Health Sciences

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, in Hershey, PA, is seeking a Post-Doctoral Scholar.

The Penn State Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science is accepting applications for a postdoctoral scholar to be a TCORS scholar to support projects funded by the NIH/FDA and led by Drs. Thomas Spratt and Zachary Bitzer. The scholar’s primary responsibilities will be investigating the health effects of free radical and toxicant production from electronic cigarettes. The experimental approaches will range from in vitro chemistry to animal models and human research.  Successful applicants should have a doctoral degree in chemistry, biology, or a related field and skills in bench research. Interested applicants with a range of clinical and laboratory-based skills and doctoral degrees will be considered for the position. Prior experience in assays of tobacco toxicant exposure, while encouraged, is not required.  The scholar will be located at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The position comes with a competitive salary, funds for conference travel, and opportunities for collaboration and training at NIH/FDA-funded TCORS across the United States.

Applicants can obtain information about our prior research at: https://research.med.psu.edu/smoking/. The position will remain open until filled.

This is a limited-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire.  

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University polices. 

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