Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Nebraska Medical Center • Omaha, NE

3d • Onsite

About The Position

An NIH-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available to study bacterial subversion of host lipid metabolism in the laboratory of Dr. Stacey Gilk in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research program investigating how the intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, reprograms host lipid metabolism to support infection and replication. Current projects focus on understanding how Coxiella manipulates lipid droplets and endoplasmic reticulum-lipid droplet (ER-LD) membrane contact sites through bacterial effector proteins, and how host lipid trafficking pathways contribute to pathogen survival. The postdoctoral fellow will employ a combination of cell biology, microbiology, molecular genetics, imaging, biochemistry, lipidomics, and metabolic approaches to characterize host-pathogen interactions and define mechanisms of lipid flux during intracellular infection.

Requirements

• PhD in microbiology or parasitology, cell biology, genetics, or other related field.
• Experience in related scientific field of study

Nice To Haves

• Host-pathogen interactions
• Microscopy
• Intracellular bacteria
• Lipid metabolism
• Membrane trafficking
• Organelle biology
• Metabolomics/lipidomics

Responsibilities

• Participate in training of graduate students
• Participate in lab meetings
• Other duties appropriate to the applicant’s career goals

What This Job Offers

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