Postdoctoral Researcher in Transplant Immunology at UCLA

Position overview

Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar

Salary range: $69,073 - $82,836. Salary based on experience

Open date: June 30, 2026

Next review date: Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 29, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The laboratory of Dr. Elaine

F. Reed is seeking applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position within the Division of The Immunogenetics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM), at the University of California, Los Angeles. DGSOM is one of the most renowned public medical schools ranking 5th in the US and UCLA is the #1 ranked US public University.

The lab is part of the Immunology, Inflammation, Infection and Transplantation Research Theme (I3T) located in the state-of-the-art South Tower CHS research building known for its multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment. As a curiosity-driven transplant and systems immunology lab, we are broadly interested in uncovering mechanisms of alloimmune responses to the allograft and tolerance induction. We use systems immunology approaches including multiparameter immunophenotyping, transcriptomics, proteomics, leukocyte functional assays, and statistical and computational biology to define mechanisms of cellular and humoral immunity to the transplanted organ and how alloimmunity is suppressed in patients receiving donor hematopoietic stem cells.

In addition, the lab is using novel, spatial omics approaches to more comprehensively understand transplant pathology. The main goal is to identify and validate novel biomarkers of cellular and humoral rejection and tolerance induction that can inform both diagnostic precision and the development of appropriate treatment strategies in transplant immunology.

The candidate will benefit from a highly collaborative and diverse team of investigators at UCLA including experts in immunogenetics, immunology, transplantation, infectious disease, biostatistics and computational immunology at the University of California Los Angeles.

Qualifications:

The candidate should have a recent PhD and/or MD/PhD (within the past 2 years) and a strong background in immunology, molecular, and/or cellular biology. The candidate should be skillful in molecular and cellular laboratory techniques including flow cytometry, immune functional assays, ELISA, purification and culture of primary human cells, and single cell sequencing. Bioinformatics and computational skills are highly desirable, with a focus on experience with single cell and spatial omics datasets.

The candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills, be highly motivated, independent, intellectually creative, and function well as part of a team. Candidates will be expected to contribute to ongoing projects and expand novel independent research projects in a collaborative research environment.

The candidate should have a recent PhD and/or MD/PhD (within the past 2 years) and a strong background in immunology, molecular, and/or cellular biology. The candidate should be skillful in molecular and cellular laboratory techniques including flow cytometry, immune functional assays, ELISA, purification and culture of primary human cells, and single cell RNAseq. Bioinformatics and computation skills are highly desirable. The candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills, be highly motivated, independent, intellectually creative, and function well as part of a team.

Candidates will be expected to…