Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM)

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Wake Forest, NC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine will participate in a research project developing a new platform for vaccine testing. The fellow will perform complex immunological and biological tasks, including antigen uptake and presentation, immune cell activation and differentiation, and in vitro tests to verify tissue-construct viability and function. Research is conducted in a team environment using established protocols and scientific data related to producing tissue-engineered constructs.

The role includes immunological protocols, cell culture and expansion, assembly of 3D constructs using biofabrication techniques, data collection and organization, and assistance with reports and manuscripts. The position is based at WFIRM, an interdisciplinary institute with a semi-open laboratory environment intended to foster collaboration. WFIRM occupies several floors of the Richard H. Dean Biomedical Building in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem.

Requirements

• Ph.D. focused in a biological, immunological, engineering, or biomedical engineering field.
• Experience in cell culture and immunology techniques.
• Experience in antigen presentation and T-cell and B-cell activation and differentiation.
• Experience developing and testing tissue-engineering constructs.
• Experience with biofabrication and tissue-engineering technologies, such as bioprinting, for creating tissue-engineered constructs.
• General computer skills, including use of Excel spreadsheets.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Time-management skills.
• Excellent recordkeeping and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Immunology, engineering, and cell biology experience.
• A background in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, or materials science.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic and advanced immunological protocols, including antigen presentation and T-cell and B-cell activation.
• Conduct cell culture and expansion.
• Assemble 3D constructs using biofabrication techniques.
• Collect and organize data.
• Assist with the preparation of reports and manuscripts.
• Perform in vitro biological and functional tests to verify tissue-construct viability and function.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Career development programs.

What This Job Offers

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