Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Seattle, WA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. The Lund lab in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Research Division is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work on mucosal and anti-viral immunity projects. Ideally, the candidate will be proficient in high-parameter flow cytometry, have extensive experience in experimental immunology, have experience working with mouse models, and have some experience with bioinformatics. In addition, the candidate must be responsible, organized, self-motivated, and able to efficiently and independently manage time and experiments. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect.

Requirements

• Must hold PhD in immunology, or a related field.
• Experience with multicolor flow cytometry panels (>25 colors).
• Experience with mucosal immunology.
• Must be willing to work with pre-clinical animal models and work at Biosafety level 2.
• Must have experience or willingness to work with viruses.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient in high-parameter flow cytometry.
• Extensive experience in experimental immunology.
• Experience working with mouse models.
• Some experience with bioinformatics.
• Expertise in T cell, anti-viral, and mucosal immunology is highly desirable.
• Proven track record of publication.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Must be independent, show initiative, willingness to take up new skills and responsibilities, and be a team player.
• Must be self-motivated, able to multitask and to work within a very collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and perform experiments using mouse models and human tissue samples to understand mucosal immune responses to viral infection.
• Perform data analysis and prepare manuscripts.
• Other duties as assigned.

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