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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pharmacology and Chronic Pain Mechanisms The University of Arizona in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Pharmacology
Funding
Full-time, benefits-eligible salaried appointment with full health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability programs, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, a state retirement plan, access to recreation and cultural activities, and U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members. Compensation follows NIH salary guidelines and depends on experience. Visa sponsorship is not available.
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About this position
The Department of Pharmacology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a collaborative project on the mechanisms of chronic pain in women’s health conditions, including pelvic pain, endometriosis, and migraine headache.
The research will combine established rodent models of endometriosis with complementary in vitro studies using primary mouse and human dorsal root ganglion neurons. The project will examine how hormones and inflammatory mediators sensitize sensory neurons and alter nociceptor excitability, with particular attention to cell-membrane receptors and ion channels that may provide new therapeutic targets.
Work will be conducted within a pain-research group affiliated with the Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to behavioral pharmacology, tissue and cellular assays, mechanistic studies, and translational pain research. Experimental activities include rodent pain and behavioral testing, animal surgery and injections, tissue collection, primary DRG neuron cultures, co-cultures with endometriotic tissue, ELISA, histology, immunohistochemistry, imaging, and maintenance of genetically modified mouse lines.
The role also involves data analysis, figure preparation, manuscript development, presentations at scientific meetings, mentoring undergraduate and master’s-level trainees, grant-writing support, and participation in laboratory operations. The research environment is multidisciplinary and collaborative, with opportunities to apply expertise in rodent pain models, neuronal culture, pharmacology, and cellular mechanisms to sex-specific and hormonally modulated pain.
The position is based at the University of Arizona’s Tucson campus and is suited to a recently trained pharmacologist or biomedical researcher interested in chronic inflammatory pain, endometriosis, pain neuroscience, and therapeutic development.
Funding details
Full-time, benefits-eligible salaried appointment with full health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability programs, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, a state retirement plan, access to recreation and cultural activities, and U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members. Compensation follows NIH salary guidelines and depends on experience. Visa sponsorship is not available.
What's required
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Pharmacology or a closely related discipline such as Neuroscience or Molecular/Cellular Biology by the start date. Certification or documented training in rodent surgery and animal experimentation is required, along with expertise in preclinical pain research using rodent models, proficiency in standard behavioral pain assays and common injection/perfusion techniques, experience with primary DRG neuron culture and/or isolation of primary uterine cells, a strong peer-reviewed publication record, and evidence of independent experimental design. Candidates should communicate fluently in English, work independently, take initiative, and collaborate effectively. Preferred qualifications include experience with endometriosis or chronic inflammatory pain models, ion-channel or GPCR pharmacology, stereotaxic viral vector injections, immunohistochemistry/histology, ImageJ, genetically modified mouse lines, mentoring or teaching, and presentations at pain or pharmacology meetings.
How to apply
Complete the online application in full and submit a CV and cover letter. The cover letter should explain how your skills and professional experience meet the minimum and preferred qualifications. Apply through the University of Arizona requisition portal.
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