Postdoctoral Research Associate
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Summary
Advance your scientific career at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where postdoctoral researchers pursue innovative questions in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment.
Job description
Opportunities
- Gibson Lab – Research exploring coral biology, including cell and molecular biology and genome engineering approaches.
- Mashruwala Lab – Research investigating bacterial community development and regulated cell death.
Postdoctoral researchers at Stowers can develop scientific expertise, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to innovative research while building skills for the next stage of their careers.
What We're Looking For
Qualifications and technical expertise vary by laboratory. Candidates should generally hold a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a relevant scientific discipline and demonstrate a strong interest in pursuing rigorous, collaborative research.
Requirements
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a relevant scientific discipline
- Strong interest in pursuing rigorous, collaborative research
Company overview
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is a premier non-profit biomedical research organization founded in 2000 by Jim and Virginia Stowers, dedicated to advancing human health through fundamental biological research. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the institute operates with a unique financial model as the majority stakeholder of American Century Investments, receiving over 40% of the company's annual profits to fund its research activities. This innovative funding structure allows scientists to pursue bold, curiosity-driven research without the constraints of traditional grant-seeking, enabling them to tackle foundational questions about life processes. The institute houses approximately 500 employees, including 20 independent research programs and over a dozen technology-development and core facilities. Research focuses on diverse areas including development and regeneration, evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, and systems biology. Stowers scientists study a wide range of organisms from planarian flatworms and apple snails to zebrafish and sea anemones to understand fundamental biological mechanisms. The institute has established a graduate school offering PhD programs in biology and operates a satellite laboratory at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Through its for-profit spinoff BioMed Valley Discoveries, the institute translates foundational discoveries into potential therapeutic applications, exemplified by the development of romosozumab for osteoporosis treatment.