POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Work Arrangement: 
Requisition Number:  259497
Regular or Temporary:  Regular
Location: 

Durham, NC, US, 27710

Personnel Area:  MEDICAL CENTER
Date:  Jul 17, 2025

School of Medicine

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Postdoctoral Associate in the Varghese Lab

 

Occupational Summary

Conduct under the guidance of a faculty mentor, Shyni Varghese, PhD,  in preparation for a full time academic or research career.  The job includes fabrication and characterization of joint-on-chip device and lubricant formulations. The candidate is expected to have knowledge about joint lubricant, chemical synthesis,  joint- on-chip device and joint pathophysiology. The candidate will work with graduate students and help them with their experiments.  This position is funded by NIH.

 

Work Performed

 

The Postdoctoral Appointee holds a PhD or equivalent doctorate (e.g. ScD, MD, DVM). Candidates with non-US degrees may be required to provide proof of degree equivalency.

  1. A candidate may also be appointed to a postdoctoral position if the candidate has completed all of the requirements for a degree but the degree has not been formally conferred: in this case, the candidate may present evidence of completion of the degree requirements, together with a statement documenting the date on which the degree is to be conferred. If the degree is not conferred 

 

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

 

 

 

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

Education

See job description for education requirements.

 

Experience

See job description for requirements.

 

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends onthe robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

 


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