Two postdoctoral fellowships for 3 years duration each are available through the Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center (MBES), Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), as part of the NOAA/MUSC “Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) Consortium for Research Training in Oceans and Human Health.”

Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in chemistry, molecular biology, or mathematics including bioinformatics/epidemiology/modeling and will apply these approaches to current marine research foci in the Marine Biomedicine Center (www.musc.edu/mbes) as it relates to human health. Training will include investigative molecular/computational research in addition to an outreach and education component through seminars, course development and implementation, and interaction with public health/policy agencies.

Interested individuals may contact Dr. Eric R. Lacy (lacyer [at] musc [dot] edu), Director, MBES, for further information.

Applications must be submitted electronically to www.jobs.musc.edu, Requisition Numbers 045219 or 045220. Completed applications will consist of: a) a curriculum vitae; b) a letter summarizing current research and how its foundations can be integrated into an oceans and human health program at HML and MUSC; and c) three letters of recommendation sent electronically to Eric R. Lacy (lacyer [at] musc [dot] edu).
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2008 and end December 31, 2008.

Medical University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity employer, supporting workplace diversity (M/F/V/D), and is a drug-free workplace.