Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Koch Lab

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Seattle, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Koch Lab within the Basic Sciences Division. The research will focus on understanding maternal-mediated regulation of offspring immunity, as well as other foundational biological processes such as host-microbe interactions, immune development, and organismal physiology. The lab utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, and candidates should be comfortable with multiple orthogonal methods for research and validation. The Koch Lab offers a supportive environment with an emphasis on individualized mentoring to foster the development of independent scientists. Support will be provided for fellowship and career development award applications.

Requirements

• A recently completed Ph.D. degree in immunology, or a related discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A clear ability and desire for independent research and active participation in a highly collaborative environment
• Expertise with mouse models, flow cytometry, and bioinformatics.
• Track record of rigorous research, corroborated by leaders in the field (e.g., graduate student mentor).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cellular and molecular biology.
• Experience with tissue culture, microbiology, and/or molecular biology.
• At least one published first-author research paper in a peer-reviewed journal.

Responsibilities

• Spearheading an independent research project with support from the PI
• Performing experiments to progress grant applications and acceptance of manuscripts
• Designing and analyzing experiments using murine models
• Troubleshooting technical issues
• Analyzing high-throughput datasets
• Mentoring junior lab members
• Participation in a weekly lab meeting/journal club
• Participation in scheduled meetings with the PI and/or trainees
• Preparation of manuscripts
• Precise note taking and organizational skills
• Work collaboratively within the Koch Lab, and with Hutch and external collaborators.
• Apply for postdoctoral fellowships and/or career development awards.
• Show respect to all members of the lab and the broader Hutch community.

Benefits

• medical/vision
• dental
• flexible spending accounts
• life
• disability
• retirement
• family life support
• employee assistance program
• onsite health clinic
• income-based child care subsidy
• tuition reimbursement
• paid vacation (22 days per year)
• paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason)
• paid holidays (13 days per year)
• paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree