postdoctoral position in neuroscience – Fernandez Lab @ CCHMC Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Postdoc in

Environmental Regulation of Reproduction via RNA Modifications

NIH/NIEHS

Posted on 4 May 2026

postdoctoral position in neuroscience – Fernandez Lab @ CCHMC

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Date Posted: Posted on 5 May 2026

Location: United States (US)

Job Tags:

behavioral neuroscience, Circadian clocks, gut-brain axis, retina, sleep

Postdoc Position – Neuroscience (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital)

The Fernandez Lab at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study light-driven physiology, circadian/sleep biology, and gut–brain communication using mouse models.

We’re looking for:

PhD in neuroscience or related field

Experience in neural circuits (e.g., fiber photometry, EEG, optogenetics)

Mouse models + behavior (circadian, feeding, affect)

Plus: gut–brain biology, quantitative skills ((Python, MATLAB, signal processing, statistics), ERG/PERG, imaging.

Collaborative environment, strong neuroscience community (60+ labs), and active training programs within Children’s Hospital and the University of Cincinnati.

Apply: [Please click the Apply button for the link or address]

(CV + brief cover letter + 3 references)

More info: https://scienceoflightcenter.org/diego-fernandez-lab/

Location: United States (US)

Salary: $67,200 - $75,400

Job Tags:

environmental regulation, mammalian reproduction, rna modifications

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Marcos Morgan at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The Morgan lab investigates how environmental factors shape mammalian reproduction. The successful candidate will lead a research program focused on how RNA modifications and post-transcriptional gene regulation influence reproductive physiology. The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to characterize novel mouse models, develop innovative sequencing approaches, and use in vivo measurements of RNA modifications to uncover mechanisms linking environmental exposures to reproductive outcomes. This project will place the candidate at the interface of reproductive biology, RNA biology, genomics, and environmental health sciences.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or be advanced graduate students who have already submitted a first-author manuscript to an international journal. Ideally, they should have worked in one or more of the following areas: mouse development, reproductive biology, RNA biology, and/or neuroscience. Desirable skills and areas of expertise include next-generation sequencing library preparation, mouse colony management, molecular biology, SSC or ESC culture, microscopy, and basic computational analysis of sequencing data.

The fellow will receive mentorship in project development, manuscript preparation, grant and fellowship applications, conference presentations, and career planning for academic, government, or industry paths. The institute offers excellent opportunities for training and state-of-the-art facilities, including FACS, microscopy, transgenics, and sequencing services. Located in the heart of Research Triangle Park, one of the largest biomedical research hubs in the United States, NIEHS shares a campus with the Environmental Protection Agency and is close to three outstanding universities: UNC at Chapel Hill, NC State and Duke. The competitive stipend and benefits offered are regulated by the institute’s intramural funding policies and can be found at https://www.training.nih.gov/postdoctoral_irta_stipend_ranges.

The position has an initial two-year duration starting in mid-late 2026. Candidates interested in the opportunity should send a CV, including a list of publications and contact details for three references, together with a cover letter indicating research interests and career goals, to Dr. Marcos Morgan.