Postdoctoral Fellow in Precision Medicine Translational Research

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world‑class academic divisions working together as one university.

Salary
: $50,000 - $62,000 per year

Johns Hopkins University:
School of Medicine:
Department of Medicine:
Rheumatology

The Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology is seeking a one or two‑year MD, PhD, or MD/PhD Postdoctoral Fellow for a T32‑funded postdoctoral training position to join a multidisciplinary team advancing biomarker discovery, validation, and clinical translation in lupus nephritis and related autoimmune diseases. This position is part of the Johns Hopkins Individualized Health Initiative (Hopkins in Health), a University‑wide effort to develop precision tools that improve diagnosis, prognosis, patient stratification, and therapeutic decision‑making.

• Identify and validate molecular biomarkers (proteomic, genomic, cellular) that predict disease activity, renal outcomes, and treatment response.
• Integrate urine proteomics, tissue transcriptomics, immune phenotyping, and clinical data to define biologically meaningful patient subgroups.
• Contribute to the development of risk‑prediction tools, biomarker panels, and precision‑medicine algorithms.
• Participate in NIH‑funded translational studies involving spatial multi‑omics, proteomics platforms, and clinical cohorts.
• Lead manuscripts and abstracts in biomarker discovery and translational immunology.

Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, non‑citizen nationals, or permanent U.S. residents due to T32 funding requirements.

• MD, PhD, or MD/PhD in a clinical or biomedical science discipline.
• Strong interest in biomarker discovery and translational research.
• Experience integrating molecular and clinical data is highly desirable.
• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills.

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports employees' health, life, career, and retirement.

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. The university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Qualified individuals have access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit.