Research Scholar

NCIRE - The Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

10d•$70,304 - $79,640•Onsite

About The Position

A postdoctoral scholar (Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D.) is needed to advance projects to investigate the mechanisms, primarily in the human airway, that allow respiratory pathogens, particularly fungal pathogens, to cause disease. These projects involve implementing and developing laboratory assays to apply to samples from infected and uninfected individuals, as well as the culture and manipulation of fungal pathogens at BSL2 and/or BSL3. This position is in training with the Principal Investigator to prepare for a career in human immunology in academia or industry.

Requirements

PhD in microbiology, immunology, or related science, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge of principles and practice of cellular and molecular biology
Working knowledge of safety standards in laboratories
Solid interpersonal skills
Excellent organizational skills
Careful attention to detail; ability to accurately follow experimental protocols
Ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, and priorities to achieve desired goals
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to think creatively and solve problems
Ability to work under minimal supervision
Strong written/oral communication skills
Computer literacy with full working knowledge of MS Word/ or Overleaf/LaTeX or markdown, Excel, PowerPoint/Keynote, R, and graphing software
Ability to analyze data and perform statistical analyses.
Ability to make sound decisions consistent with the essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of related work experience desirable

Responsibilities

Assist in maintaining and monitoring all equipment and procedures for quality control
Review pertinent medical literature
Design and execute experiments using cellular, biochemical, and molecular biology techniques
Process human biological samples, including isolation of cells from blood and tissues; store and ship samples as needed
Perform molecular biology procedures, including DNA and RNA isolation, reverse transcription, PCR, qPCR and qRT-PCR, ELISA, FISH, single-cell capture, sequencing library prep, and possibly others.
Perform cell culture procedures, including culture of cell lines and primary cells, transfection, in vitro infection, fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry, single cell analysis methods, and possibly other techniques
Implement, troubleshoot, optimize, and develop new assays, making innovative contributions to laboratory procedures
Assist with the training of research methods and approaches to the laboratory group
Maintain a detailed written record of work performed
Perform analysis of experiment results and findings, including data collection, entry, statistical analysis (including computational analysis of sequencing data using R and/or Python), and graph creation
Produce written reports detailing results of experiments and analysis of results, and draft manuscripts of results for publication
Present oral and/or poster reports at laboratory, local, and national meetings
Assist with the composition of grant applications
Adhere to data security requirements
Perform other duties as assigned