Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Positions in Genetics

NIH T32 funded post-doctoral fellowship positions are available in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development's Training Program in Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital. We are seeking outstanding post-doctoral research fellows who are interested in training for academic careers in the scientific area of the genetic basis and neuroendocrine control of reproduction. This dynamic research program is supported through a National Center for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility, one of only eight such Centers in the country .

Competitive candidates must;
a) Be US citizens or Permanent US Residents (i.e. have a green card);
b) Have doctoral level training (or equivalent) such as MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or GC degree;
c) Be seeking research careers in academia in biomedical research with a strong emphasis on hypothalamic development, translational research, and human genetics; and
d) Have familiarity with the contemporary investigative tools of genetics, molecular biology, physiology, structural biology, and human/animal investigation.

Underrepresented minorities, women, and candidates with special needs are especially encouraged to apply. Here are the required steps:

1) As a "heads up," please send your curriculum vitae to: Stephanie Seminara, MD, Chief, Reproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, and her assistant, Allison McDermott (sseminara@mgh.harvard.edu; ajmcdermott@mgh.harvard.edu). We will start an application file for you and serve as your points of contact for questions/concerns.

2) You will be directed to an online application which is simple to complete. It will prompt you to upload a brief personal statement and two letters of recommendation.

3) As soon as those materials are in place, your application will be reviewed by the collective faculty of the Reproductive Endocrine Unit.