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Combat Casualty Care & Operational Medicine - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Physiology
Funding
Stipend of $75,000.00–$90,000.00 yearly; health insurance supplement available; relocation allowance; training and travel allowance.
Country
United States
University
U.S. Department of Energy
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The Naval Medical Research Unit - San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate is located at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The unit’s mission is to advance gap-driven research in directed energy, combat casualty care, and craniofacial health to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety for Department of Defense personnel.
This postdoctoral fellowship places the selected researcher alongside a Principal Investigator and project lead working on pre-clinical studies aimed at the development and optimization of drug products and advanced therapies for hemorrhagic shock, as well as the identification and mitigation of stressors through evaluation of products and agents. The fellow will contribute to experimental design, implementation, data collection, and post-procedural analysis within the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate.
The research environment includes the Tri-Service Research Laboratory, a large facility with an accredited vivarium and dedicated surgical and laboratory procedure space. The work spans basic, applied, and advanced technology research and development in an operational setting, with close interaction among NAMRU-SA staff and military-scientific research activities.
- Focus on in vivo preclinical experiments with neurosensory studies.
- Support in vitro and ex vivo combat casualty care protocol development.
- Contribute to data analysis, documentation, laboratory procedures, and research dissemination.
- Participate in proposal development, presentations, reports, and journal article preparation.
The appointment is part of an ORISE research participation program supporting defense-related medical research.
Funding details
Stipend of $75,000.00–$90,000.00 yearly; health insurance supplement available; relocation allowance; training and travel allowance.
What's required
U.S. Citizen only. Applicant must have obtained, or be currently pursuing, a Ph.D. degree in biology, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, or a similar field. The qualified candidate should have thorough knowledge of advanced biological and physiological principles of the human body. Highly qualified candidates will have coursework and laboratory experience related to human biology and physiology. Animal research experience is preferred. Experience with surgical techniques and blood analyses is preferred. Experience with flow cytometry is preferred but not required. Data collection and statistical analysis experience in GraphPad Prism or other statistical software and Microsoft Office suite is preferred. A strong publication record, high scholarly activity such as scientific presentations, and grant writing skills are preferred.
How to apply
Apply through the Apply button at the bottom of the Zintellect opportunity listing. Complete the Zintellect profile, educational and employment history, essay questions, resume, transcripts, and one recommendation. For questions, email [email protected] and include reference code NAMRU-SA-2026-0001 in the subject line.
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