Job/Research Opportunities 

in the Chisholm Lab

 
The Environment: Our lab is located on the 11th floor of the Ward Building within the Chicago Campus of Northwestern University Medical School. Facilities and resources are excellent both in the laboratory and in common core facilities available to all lab members. We are well equipped with state-of-art live cell imaging facilities:

1.    Zeiss upright and inverted fluorescent microscopes equipped with Orca and Micromax cooled CCD cameras as well as excitation and emission filter wheels allowing us to routinely image GFP, YFP, CFP, BFP, and rhodamine. The lab imaging hardware are driven by the latest version of MetaMorph software.  

2.    Leica MZ FLIII stereo fluorescent microscope for imaging Dictyostelium development. 

The laboratory itself is well-funded.  The Medical School environment is stimulating and interactive with a variety of departmental, interdepartmental and campus-wide lecture series and interest groups occurring on a daily basis.  Strong interdepartmental graduate programs ensure that there is a dynamic and outstanding Ph.D. student population. For more information on the activities centering around  the cytoskeleton, please click here.

The Chicago Campus is located on four blocks between Lake Michigan and the "Magnificent Mile", a famous stretch of Michigan Avenue that includes the Water Tower, Water Tower Place, 900 N. Michigan Ave (housing Bloomingdales) and much, much more.  Just across the street from the Campus are local city tennis courts, an outdoor track and baseball field.  Other athletic facilities available include a gym, indoor track, swimming pool, squash and racquetball courts.  Culturally, Chicago has it all!  Whatever your interest, whether it is music, art, architecture, theater, or sports, you will find it here. There is also a community symphony orchestra (Northwestern University Philharmonic Orchestra) catering for amateur musicians here at the Chicago campus. Great restaurants in every price range can be found in abundance on every block in the surrounding neighborhood.  Public transportation and housing opportunities are excellent.
 
 

A.  Postdoctoral Positions:  Immediately available for the study of myosin and dynein. Funds are available immediately for two postdoctoral fellows (although fellows are generally encouraged to apply for fellowship).  Salary is negotiable.  Experience in the following would also be helpful:  transgenic mouse technology, molecular genetic techniques, cell culture, electron microscopy, light microscopy and immunocytochemistry.    If you want to learn more about postdoctoral training send CV, names of three references and a description of research interests and career goals to Rex Chisholm.

B.  Technical Positions:  Applications are currently being taken for a Research Technologist Position available for late Spring or early Summer 2002.  A B.S. or B.A.  in biology or biochemistry is required as are good organizational skills and lab experience.   A Master's degree in biotechnology or biological sciences is desirable but not required.  Applicants should be able to work both independently and as a team player. Opportunities for advancement are excellent.   Even if you have already applied through NU Human Resources, if you are interested in our lab, please contact me directly by E-mail (r-chisholm@northwestern.edu).  Attach your resume and a short paragraph introducing yourself and stating your goals.