Postdoctoral Fellow - Jarjour Lab

Postdoctoral Fellow Position at Versiti Blood Research Institute

Under the direction of a Principal Investigator, further develops and expands understanding of scientific theory in his/her area of interest. Incumbent also learns and applies scientific laboratory techniques and gains experience in other areas of research that will lead to increased probability of success as an independent scientist. This is a training position with an expected duration of 1 – 3 years.

The Jarjour laboratory at Versiti Blood Research Institute is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow. This position will be supported by a pending major award and has an expected duration of 2-4 years, dependent on workload and individual performance. Our group focuses on tissue-resident immunity, which supports organ homeostasis and acts as a first line of defense against pathogens, tumors, and other dangers.

Remarkably, resident leukocytes are locally maintained independent of the circulating immune system, allowing them to become uniquely adapted to their home tissue and positioning them as key players in organ homeostasis. We seek to understand how resident immunity is maintained and how it evolves throughout life to enable new therapeutic interventions in human disease. Our lab is collaborative and founded on respect, empowering every person to achieve their goals and to embrace curiosity as we explore the immune system.

The successful candidate will lead projects unraveling the mechanisms supporting self-renewal of tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells. They will be expected to develop projects and take intellectual ownership, while working closely with Dr. Jarjour. They will also act as a mentor to junior members of the laboratory. The successful candidate will receive mentoring and training to support their career development and prepare them for independence.

They will be encouraged to write fellowship and transition award applications with support from Dr. Jarjour.

Responsibilities include working with the Principal Investigator to develop a research project, executing laboratory experiments specific to aims of research, troubleshooting assays and customizing experimental tools to answer research questions, coordinating external and internal resources necessary for completion of research plan, providing direction to Technologists and Trainees, generating clear and complete records of experimental work, communicating results of research at meetings, participating in publication and presentation of research, adhering to BCW, Bio-safety, NRC, OSHA procedures and regulations, attending required laboratory meetings, maintaining currency with information relative to the field of research being performed, serving as a resource for techniques, information, instrumentation, interpretation of data, etc.

for laboratory personnel, operating, calibrating and performing routine maintenance on specialized research equipment, preparing solutions, reagents, media or stains necessary for experimental procedures, maintaining or overseeing maintenance of inventory of laboratory supplies and equipment, performing other laboratory duties as assigned, and complying with all policies and standards.

Qualifications include a PhD or equivalent degree, 0 – 6 years of postdoctoral training, demonstrated ability to independently apply understanding of scientific theory to the structure and execution of research experiments, demonstrated ability to interpret and explain the theoretical basis of the work performed, ability to perform research procedures independently, immediate proficiency in basic and sophisticated experimental tests and procedures, exceptional organizational skills, strong detail orientation and analytical ability, excellent problem solving skills, ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks and meet deadlines, computer literate with an emphasis on graphics, graphing, data management, and statistical applications, specialized research equipment, and personal computer.