Post-Doctoral Candidates We currently have an opening for a post-doctoral candidate. We are seeking applicants with a particular interest in the links between early life psychosocial stress, sleep disruption, and vascular physiology. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to study in an active, collaborative, team-oriented environment performing translational research primarily involving clinical, human subjects research and in vivo assessment of vascular endothelial function, in home sleep measurement, and in vitro assessments of endothelial biology. Opportunities also exist to conduct independent projects related to sleep, exercise, stress, and vascular or metabolic physiology. Funding is available on a recently funded R01, and there would also be opportunity for initial support on a T32. The ideal candidate would aspire to submit application(s) for an NIH F32 and/or AHA postdoctoral fellowship award within 2 years of beginning their post-doc. The successful candidate will have significant opportunity to enhance their abilities in integrative physiology, psychosocial determinants of health, clinical-translational research and study design, written and oral scientific communication, mentorship, and grantsmanship. Candidates who identify as underrepresented in the biological sciences are particularly encouraged to apply. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Nate Jenkins at nathaniel-jenkins@uiowa.edu. 

Graduate Degrees We are not actively recruiting graduate students interested in obtaining a MS/PhD in Health and Human Physiology for 2024/2025. Exceptional candidates may be considered on a case by case basis. Typically, we seek applicants with a particular interest in the links between early life psychosocial stress and lifetime cardiovascular risk. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to study in an active, collaborative, team-oriented environment performing in-vivo clinical, human subjects research. Students will learn and enhance their abilities in integrative physiology, psychosocial determinants of health, clinical-translational research, written and oral scientific communication, teaching, mentorship, and grantsmanship. Underrepresented and minority students are particularly encouraged to apply. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Nate Jenkins at nathaniel-jenkins@uiowa.edu. More information about the graduate programs within the Department of Health and Human Physiology can be found at https://clas.uiowa.edu/hhp/graduate.

Undergraduate Research Experiences We are always glad to host undergraduate students in our lab. If you are an undergraduate student interested in gaining experience in applied physiological/health research through independent study or honors in the major, please contact Dr. Nate Jenkins at nathaniel-jenkins@uiowa.edu.