The University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis, has one Instructor faculty position open in the Department of Physiology. The lab studies signal transduction mechanisms in the heart. This position is central to a project that is fully supported by an NIH grant for a minimum of 2 years. The project specifically involves studies examining the role of protein phosphatase 2a in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion.

Requirements are a Ph.D in a biomedical field, ability to conduct independent research, and 3 years of postdoctoral experience with demonstrated productivity in the form of first authored publications. The applicant should be proficient in cell and molecular biological techniques.

The Instructor will be responsible for supervising postdoctoral fellows, research associates, and graduate students and willing to apply for his/her own funding.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

Polly A. Hofmann, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Physiology
894 Union Ave, Suite 426
Memphis, TN 38163