Post-Doctoral Scholar to pursue specialized research training, education, and experience under the guidance of a scientific mentor; plans, designs, and executes experiments of considerable scope and complexity in the study of cardiac ion channel regulation and arrhythmia mechanisms; collects and analyzes data for research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as by other agencies; identifies and selects research problems with increasing independence; develops and troubleshoots new experimental techniques and protocols, particularly in patch-clamp electrophysiology and cardiac cellular systems; attends research seminars; contributes to manuscript preparation and supports scientific writing; participates in preparation of grant applications for extramural fun