Set on a beautiful 300-acre campus north of Wilmington, Delaware, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has 180 inpatient beds and offers all the major specialties of pediatric medicine, surgery and dentistry. The duPont Hospital is operated by Nemours, which provides institutions and services to improve the health of children. Employing over 400 pediatric physicians, subspecialists and surgeons, Nemours cared for approximately a quarter of a million children during nearly one million encounters in 2005, making Nemours one of the nation's largest children's health systems.

In addition to the hospital, Nemours operates the Nemours Children's Clinic-Delaware Valley, which provides pediatric primary and specialty care at locations throughout Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey, and Nemours Children's Clinics-Florida, which provide pediatric subspecialty care in Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola.

The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE is seeking a Research Post Doctorate Fellow to work full time in the Human Genetics Research Laboratory, within the Department of Biomedical Research. The ideal candidate will have recently graduated with a PhD in the life sciences, chemistry or genetics and have interest in developing a career in human genetic research. The Post Doctorate fellow performs a primary research role in the Human Genetics Research Laboratory and conducts original research for both internally and externally funded projects of interest to the laboratory. The Post Doctorate Fellow performs a range of experiments and data analysis under the direction of Lab Head or Research Associate, assists with the maintenance and operations in the laboratory, participates in the preparation of grant proposals and manuscripts and maintains both handwritten and computerized records of work performed. Applicants may post their curriculum vitae on-line at http://www.nemours.org/

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Post Graduate Degree with six month to one year of experience.

Nemours is committed to focusing on the best qualified applicants for our openings. To ensure that they receive the attention and consideration they deserve, we require that all persons interested in a position with Nemours complete all of the following steps in our standard application procedure. Please note that you will not be considered an applicant unless you comply with each and every step. These steps include meeting specific technical requirements as outlined in job description, filling out an application for a specific position, and having the minimum years of experience as outlined. Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to verify receipt of applications and/or resumes. If you are selected for an interview, one of our recruiters will contact you immediately. Thank you.

To apply: To apply for this or other opportunities within our organization please go to our website at www.nemours.org and apply on line.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, as well as four major Children's specialty centers in Wilmington, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Pensacola.

The Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, with a long-established and excellent reputation in pediatric health care, draws a broadly diverse patient population. The hospital, supported in part through an endowment from the Nemours Foundation, continues to grow both regionally and nationally.