{"id":4309289,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rice-university-postdoctoral-associate-bioengineering-4","title":"Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering","company":{"id":180893,"name":"Rice University","domain":"rice.edu","url":"https://alion.io/company/rice-2","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.833,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":3,"computed_at":"2026-11-14T05:58:10Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":64000,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":64000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CRISPR","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-09T15:13:12Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-14T10:51:58Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":65,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":65},"description":"Position Summary:\nThe Hilton and Ghanta laboratories seek a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join a newly funded NIH translational research program focused on developing innovative genetic therapies for cardiovascular disease.\nThis collaborative program combines the Hilton Laboratory’s expertise in CRISPR-based gene regulation, synthetic biology, and therapeutic delivery with the Ghanta Laboratory’s expertise in cardiovascular biology, cardiac surgery, therapeutic delivery and preclinical models of heart disease. The successful candidate will help advance promising genetic technologies from molecular development through in vivovalidation and toward clinical and commercial translation.\nThe postdoctoral associate will be appointed at Rice University and co-advised by Dr. Isaac Hilton and Dr. Ravi Ghanta. The position will involve substantial engagement with both laboratories and close collaboration with Dr. Mario Escobar and other investigators at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.\nCandidates with expertise in mitochondrial biology and in vivoexperience with small and large animal models are preferred. Interest in commercialization and entrepreneurship is also prioritized for this role.\nFor more information about the Hilton Lab’s research, please visit:https://hiltonlab.rice.edu/research/\nSpecial Instructions to Applicants:\nApplicants should submit:\nA curriculum vitae.\nA brief cover letter, no more than two pages, describing relevant experience and interest in the position.\nContact information for three professional references.\nAdditional Information\nReview of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.\n\nAnticipated start date: Fall 2026\n\nWorkplace Requirements:\nOn campus position: This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in person at Rice University. Per Rice Policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.\nHiring Range:\n$64,000 annually, with the potential for a higher starting salary based on relevant postdoctoral experience and in accordance with applicable NIH stipend guidance.\n\nThis position is a full-time, term limited position funded by grant, soft and/or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of funding, ongoing research needs, and satisfactory performance.\nMinimum Requirements:\nApplicants must have a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, molecular or cellular biology, physiology, cardiovascular science, gene therapy, synthetic biology, pharmaceutical science, or a related field.\nNo additional experience beyond graduate research is required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nHands-on experience with mammalian in vivo research, mitochondrial biology, disease models, or preclinical therapeutic development.\nExperience with cardiovascular disease models, cardiac physiology, or animal surgery.\nExperience with small- and/or large-animal research models.\nExperience with CRISPR or other gene-editing or gene-regulation technologies.\nExperience with viral or nonviral therapeutic delivery systems.\nExperience with preclinical efficacy, biodistribution, or safety studies.\nInterest in translational research, intellectual property development, commercialization, or biotechnology entrepreneurship.\nDemonstrated interest in working across interdisciplinary research teams and translating fundamental research toward clinical applications.\nEssential Functions:\nLeads the development and preclinical evaluation of CRISPR-based therapeutic technologies for cardiovascular disease.\nDesigns, executes, analyzes, and troubleshoots molecular, cellular, and in vivo research studies.\nEvaluates therapeutic efficacy, delivery, biodistribution, and safety using complementary molecular and functional assays.\nCoordinates experiments, research activities, and data integration across collaborating research teams at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.\nIndependently analyzes and interprets research data and communicates findings to faculty, collaborators, and other project stakeholders.\nContributes to research project planning, milestone tracking, and the advancement of project objectives.\nPrepares and contributes to manuscripts, presentations, technical reports, patents, and future grant proposals.\nMentors junior researchers and contributes to a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment.\nParticipates, according to project needs and interest, in intellectual property development, commercialization planning, and related translational activities.\nRice University HR | Benefits:https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits\nRice Mission and Values:Mission and Values | Rice University\nRice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at  for support.\nIf you have any additional questions, please email us at . 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