Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Colorado • Aurora, CO

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Drs Liyen Loh and Paul Norman in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology and Department of Biomedical Informatics respectively, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with a background in innate-like and/or T lymphocyte biology. The ideal candidate will also have experience or a strong interest in investigating how variations in immune responses influence susceptibility to, and severity of, infectious and autoimmune diseases. The postdoctoral scientist will develop a research plan surrounding the development, optimization, and validation of protocols to measure human innate-like lymphocyte functions. The postdoctoral scientist will both analyze existing data to define and understand the immunology of autoimmune disorders including colitis and multiple sclerosis in the context of infections including EBV and CMV. To test hypotheses, they will generate new data as needed. Analyzed data will be used in the preparation of presentations and manuscripts. There is a strong emphasis on manuscript preparation.

Requirements

• PhD in biological sciences with emphasis on immunology and/or host-pathogen interactions
• Proficiency in scientific communication with evidence of first author manuscript(s) in peer-reviewed journals and oral presentation(s) at local or inter(national) conferences upon or following completion of your PhD.

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) years of innate-like lymphocyte and/or viral immunology research experience
• Experience in developing laboratory methods to study cellular immunology in vitro
• Experience in ex vivo cellular and humoral immunology assays
• Experience with high-resolution flow cytometry
• Ability to use existing bioinformatics protocols (e.g. for single cell data)
• Experience in cell culture, cloning, retroviral transduction and molecular biology
• Interest in the diversity of human populations and anthropology
• Experience in R, Python, and/or a comparable programming language, preferably in a High-Performance Cluster Unix computing environment

Responsibilities

• Perform Primary Research
• Participate in the design and initiation of research projects
• Independently carry out literature reviews, analysis, and interpretation of results with guidance from the PI
• Collaborate with the PI, other members of the lab, and local and international collaborators
• Maintain transparent and easy to follow documentation of research projects from start to finish, including reproducible and sharable code.
• Communicate ideas and findings
• Present research in progress at lab meetings, project meetings, and individual PI meetings
• Submit abstracts and present results at local, national and international conferences
• Write and publish manuscripts
• Actively pursue fellowship awards and assist the PI in grant writing
• Train and Mentor
• Write and share workflows and protocols
• Train graduate students and research associates
• Administrative Duties
• Complete required research trainings
• Perform general administrative duties as requested by the PI
• Career Development
• Attend career development seminars and networking events
• Complete an Individualized Development Plan (IDP) to be discussed with the PI annually
• Keep CV up to date

Benefits

• The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package.
• The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees