Post Doc in Cell- Immune Therapies

Job Title: Post Doc in Cell-based Immune Therapies

Job Number: 126113

Location: Chapel Hill, US

The Ainslie Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is excited to announce an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team!

We are seeking highly motivated and creative scientists to contribute to multiple Cell-based Immune Therapy projects
, with a particular focus on post doc to work on B cell and CAR-NKT cell therapies for autoimmunity and glioblastoma, respectively. This is an excellent opportunity to work at the intersection of immunology and translational medicine.

• Candidates must hold (or be close to completing) a doctoral degree in biochemistry, engineering, chemistry, or a related discipline.
• At least two first-author publication (published or in press) in an English-language peer-reviewed journal is required.
• US Citizen/Permanent Resident Required

We welcome candidates with experience in one or more of the following: flow cytometry, autoimmune or cancer animal models, mammalian cell culture, ELISAs, isolation of murine BMDCs, BMDC/T cell and/or B cell co-cultures, autoimmune models, and ELISPOT assays.

Our lab, based in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (ranked #1 nationally), is part of the Division of Pharmacoengineering & Molecular Pharmaceutics – dedicated exclusively to drug delivery research. We develop innovative translational therapies that deliver therapeutics and modulate the immune system.

As a postdoc in the Ainslie Lab, you’ll be part of a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers. You’ll gain hands‑on training across every stage of research, from formulation design and characterization to in vitro and in vivo evaluation
.

• Start Date:
  
  Immediate to Flexible
• Please note:
  
  This is not a research associate, technician, or assistant professor position.

Applicants should submit the following materials to Dr. Kristy Ainslie with the subject line:
Post Doc Position.

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Contact information for three references

We look forward to welcoming a new colleague who is eager to grow, collaborate, and make meaningful contributions to advancing immunoengineering therapies!