The Environment: The Green Lab is located on the Chicago Campus of Northwestern University Medical School. The lab itself comprises ~1500 square feet of state-of-the-art research space on the 7th floor of the 16-story Tarry Research and Education Building which opened in Spring of 1990. Facilities and resources are excellent both in the laboratory and in common core facilities available to all lab members. 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.
The Chicago Campus is located on four blocks between Lake Michigan and the the "Magnificant 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. Last but not least, 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: Anticipated availability for Spring 2005 in general area of junctional and non-junctional functions of cadherins and their associated proteins. Technical support and opportunities to apply for own funding available. 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 Kathleen Green, Ph.D., Northwestern U. Med. Sch., Dept. Pathology W127, 303 E. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL, 60611 or contact me by E-mail (see below).
B. Predoctoral Training: Opportunities for graduate study in the Green lab are available through the Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences. This interdepartmental program which began on the Chicago Campus in 1991 was instituted in response to the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of biomedical research. Students matriculate as a group into the program, and are able to choose from among more than 120 members of the research faculty for training toward the Ph.D. degree. The IGP is also one of the three major programs in which MSTP students (M.D.-Ph.D. program) carry out their Ph.D. training. First year IGP and MSTP students interested in rotating in the Green Lab are encouraged to contact Dr. Green by E-mail form more information. Also feel free to attend our lab meetings or journal clubs. Refer to the "Green Lab Schedule" for meeting times.
C. Technical Positions:
Applications are currently being taken
for a Research Technologist Position available immediately. 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 (see
below). Attach your resume and a short paragraph introducing
yourself and stating your goals.