Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Lipid-Based Delivery Systems and Advanced Skin Permeation Models
Core
Design, formulate, and evaluate lipid-based delivery systems (liposomes, LNPs) for dermal and transdermal applications using synthetic membranes and bioengineered 3D skin models.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Pharmaceutical Sciences/Biomedical Engineering)
Builds
Novel lipidic nanocarriers and predictive frameworks for transdermal delivery
Domain
Pharmaceutical Sciences / Drug Delivery / Tissue Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Lipid-based delivery vehicle formulation, In vitro permeation testing, 3D skin equivalent culture, Chromatography (HPLC/UPLC), Spectroscopy, Data modeling
Preferred skills
Microfluidics, Thin-film hydration, High-pressure homogenization, Cryo-TEM, Zeta potential analysis, First-author publications
Technologies
DLS, Zeta potential, Cryo-TEM, HPLC, Franz diffusion cells, PAMPA, RhE models
Responsibilities
Design and optimize lipid-based drug delivery systems; Execute transport/permeation assays; Culture and utilize 3D reconstructed human epidermis models; Correlate synthetic and biological model data; Prepare manuscripts and present at conferences; Mentor graduate and undergraduate students
Seniority
Postdoctoral Fellow (1-year initial appointment)
