Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate Positions available to study Pain Neurobiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA)

The laboratory of Dr. Yu Shin Kim is seeking to fill two postdoc fellow and 2 research associate positions to conduct research on basic, technically advanced and translational aspects of pain. The positions will be available immediately and will be supported by NIH funding at UTHSCSA.

Research topics in the lab include:

1. Novel plasticity mechanism underlying the transition from acute to chronic pain

2. Mechanism of Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD)

3. Mechanism of ongoing pain and evoked pain

4. Alcohol addiction mechanism: Alcohol withdrawal-induced headache 5. Novel receptor/ligand-induced migraine/headache mechanism

6. Peripheral inflammation-mediated Alzheimer’s disease or dementia mechanism

7. Discovery of Small molecule therapeutics to target chronic pain conditions

The lab will use following approaches to accomplish the goals, behavioral assessment of nociception in rodents, fluorescence, multiphoton microscopy, in vivo imaging tools, immunohistochemistry, basic molecular biology and protein biochemistry, and/or electrophysiology.

Candidates must have completed the requirements for the PhD degree or equivalent (neuroscience or a related scientific discipline) by the time of beginning their fellowship. For Research Associate position, BS degree or MS is acceptable. They should also have a strong record of biomedical research accomplishment. Experience and training in electrophysiology is preferred but not required. Prior experience in in vitro or in vivo time-lapse imaging will be appreciated.

In addition, the successful candidates for a position should display the following characteristics:

1) Strong motivation

2) Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team to carry out creative and advanced pain research

3) Strong record-keeping skills

4) Ability to rationally design, execute, and interpret experiments

5) Willingness to work with experimental rodents Applicants interested in the position should send their curriculum vitae, along with contact information for three references, to Dr. Yu Shin Kim at yushink@gmail.com. Be sure to include the subject line: Postdoc fellow or Research Associate Positions

Yu Shin Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Dentistry UT Health San Antonio 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 E-mail: yushink@gmail.com

The UTHSCSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.