Post Doctoral fellow
About The Position
The Snyder lab is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to investigate immune mechanisms of retinal and CNS pathology during viral infection. The successful candidate will have an immunology background; recent PhD graduates with experience using in vivo models are preferred. The fellow collects and assembles data for oral and written presentations; develops scientific hypotheses related to ongoing laboratory work; designs and conducts experiments; analyzes results; and prepares reports for the principal investigator. The role also involves communicating laboratory research through abstracts, manuscripts, grant proposals, data reports, and slide presentations for local and national meetings.
Requirements
- Immunology background.
- PhD degree, implied by the description of the role as a postdoctoral fellowship.
Nice To Haves
- Recent PhD graduate.
- Experience using in vivo models.
Responsibilities
- Collect and assemble data for oral or written presentations.
- Develop scientific hypotheses related to ongoing laboratory work.
- Design experiments to test hypotheses.
- Carry out or delegate experimental procedures.
- Independently analyze experimental results.
- Prepare oral and written research reports for the principal investigator.
- Communicate laboratory research through abstracts, manuscripts, grant proposals, data reports, and slide presentations for local and national meetings.
- Perform routine and more difficult procedures, analyze data, and present results.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
