Postdoctoral Fellow, Microbiology And Immunology

Postdoctoral Fellow

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plan and perform experiments independently
• Prepare lab reports and manuscripts
• Performs a variety of immunology and virology assays and procedures including cell culture, ELISA, western blot, PCR, plaque assay, and flow cytometry
• Assists with the conduct of studies with animals
• Interacts and perform team studies with other researchers, including graduate students and research staff
• Capable of presenting data at scientific meetings
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in Virology or Immunology or related fields

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior training/experience with animal and/or immunological studies.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to plan and perform experiments independently
• Ability to observe and record experiments/research and report accurately
• Writing skills for protocols, reports, journal manuscripts and funding applications
• Mentoring and teaching skills for interaction with graduate students
• Presentation skills

Salary:

Commensurate with Experience

Physical Location of Position:

UTMB, Galveston Main Campus (Medical Research Building)

Equal Employment Opportunity:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.