Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor David Cornfield

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor First name: 
David
Faculty Sponsor Last Name: 
Cornfield
Stanford Departments and Centers: 
Pediatrics, Pulmonary Asthma and Sleep Medicine
Postdoc Appointment Term: 
One year, with option to extend by mutual agreement
Appointment Start Date: 
As soon as possible
How to Submit Application Materials: 

Submit all application materials via this form.

Does this position pay above the required minimum?: 
No. The expected base pay for this position is the Stanford University required minimum for all postdoctoral scholars appointed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The FY27 minimum is $79, 056.

The Laboratory of David Cornfield, MD at Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics is currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow to work on lung biology focused research. 

Required Qualifications: 
  • Highly motivated postdoctoral research with: 
    • Expertise in pulmonary vascular biology, immunology, cell, molecular, or developmental biology
    • Prior experience with mouse models of disease
    • Intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm, have extremely strong written and oral communication skills, be highly motivated, able to work independently, and function well as part of a team
    • Strong track record of research productivity, presentations, and publications
  • Priority will be given to applicants with prior training in pulmonary, vascular or endothelial biology
  • Expertise in primary cell isolation and culture, FACS, confocal imaging, and mouse genetics is preferred
  • Experience with transcriptomics and programming language suitable for computational analysis (e.g. R or Python) is desired 
  • Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) conferred by start date
Required Application Materials: 
  • Curriculum Vitae 
  • Cover letter detailing research interests and career goals
  • Up to three relevant papers
  • Contact information for three references

 

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.