Are you a PhD holder interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships? University of Kentucky, Kentucky is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships in various research fields. Apply today to pursue your research interests in a stimulating academic environment!
1. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral scholar to join a team of scientists from the University of Kentucky, Purdue University, and USDA Forest Service Southern and Northern Research Stations who are working on the multidisciplinary project “Turning invasive pests against themselves— protecting trees with anti-pest-specific treatments”. The team is developing and testing RNAi-based suppression of six important test cases in forest trees: 1) chestnut blight, 2) Dutch elm disease, 3) butternut canker, 4) laurel wilt, 5) emerald ash borer, and 6) invasive adelgid species. The postdoctoral scholar will join the team and work to develop RNAi targets and application methods for the control of the fungal pathogens. The work will involve a wide range of plant pathology and molecular biology techniques including identifying target genes, developing culture and in plant RNAi assays, gene expression studies, and testing off target effects.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellowship is named in honor of the first Black graduate student to enroll at the University of Kentucky in 1949, after a successful legal challenge. He embodied a courage in pursuit of scholarship and development that continues to inspire all who work and study at UK. Applicants must describe how their pursuit of postdoctoral training reflects the challenges and values of the fellowship’s namesake.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship for training individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences who have plans to pursue research that will extend the reach of the ideals of community and belonging in their respective field. Applicants must be eligible to compete for federally-funded postdoctoral grants. This includes the eligibility requirement that, by the time of award, the individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. They also must have completed the doctoral degree within the past two years, or longer with justification, or will complete the doctoral degree before the date of appointment. Preference will be given to applicants who do not have a prior or present postdoctoral appointment at UK.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Fellowship is targeted toward graduates who have obtained a PharmD and completed one or two years of residency training and/or have obtained a PhD, with or without postdoctoral training, in pharmaceutical sciences or pharmacy outcomes. While being mentored for a career in academia, the Fellow will have the opportunity to develop and hone teaching skills with various types of teaching experiences. They will also engage in one or more teaching and learning scholarship projects and participate on various College committees and work groups. PharmD Fellows will also have a small clinical component within the University of Kentucky Healthcare system based on their area of expertise. The Fellow will be encouraged to enroll in and complete one to two masters level education courses per semester.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Selected candidate will be expected to conduct innovative, rigorous, grant funded research and engage in scholarly activities (peer reviewed publications, presentations, etc.). Faculty member also will contribute to undergraduate teaching and behaviorally oriented training of UK medical students and research training of UK graduate students and postdoctoral scholars associated with the Divisions of Rheumatology and Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics including mentorship programs, courses, workshops, and supervised research. Faculty members also are expected to engage in broader research and training initiatives across all 16 Colleges of the University of Kentucky, including Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, Communication and Information Sciences, Health Sciences, etc. These initiatives include grant consultation and review; a dynamic speaker series and other enriching events like our annual UK Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Symposium.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We are seeking one self-motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct research on one or more of the following aspects: biomass feedstock characterization and conversion; bioleaching or biomining of raw materials for mineral removal/recovery; microbiology and bioreactor design; statistical and kinetic modeling. Experimental work will be conducted in our well-equipped laboratories at the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky. You will be expected to apply HPLC, GPC, TGA, GC-MS, NMR and other analytical equipment to characterize biomass raw materials, the intermediate streams and end products. You will also be expected to write manuscripts for publication and help on project reporting and grant proposals. This is a grant funded position.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Spectroscopic Imaging Laboratory in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky has an opening for a postdoctoral scholar research position. The prospective candidate will be expected to contribute to our optical imaging program at BME and Markey Cancer Center in which he/she will have opportunities to pursue preclinical and translational cancer research with a focus of cancer metabolism, and mentor graduate students. This position will also provide a unique opportunity to gain experience in a multidisciplinary research environment. The initial appointment will be for a 12-month period, with the possibility of extension based on performance and the availability of funding.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Research lab in the Surgery department is recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar to work on immunology-based projects related to obesity, aging, inflammation, and infection/sepsis. Preferred applicant will have a background in gamma delta T cell biology, and be proficient in cell culture and flow cytometry.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise in the Gatton College of Business at University of Kentucky invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship in the economics of hospitals. The position would begin in Fall 2024 and conclude in June 2026. The Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise has received a new grant from the Kentucky Hospital Association. The award is to write policy briefs and scholarly articles on several issues related to hospital finance, such as site-neutral payments, CON laws, regulations, tort reform, workforce shortages, administrative costs, public expenditures, and workplace violence.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Candidates must be highly motivated to pursue scientific excellence. Candidates with publication records demonstrating experiences in vascular biology, animal models, single-cell RNA sequencing, immunology, and chronobiology will be given priority.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
