Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Immunology (Domeier Lab

Academic Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining Job Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Immunology (Domeier Lab) Department Research l Domeier I Department of Microbiology I Faculty of Science (Phillip Domeier) Posting End Date August 30, 2026

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks

Job End Date October 31, 2029

The expected pay range for this position is $60,000 - $65,000 per annum.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff, and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Fully funded positions are available for highly motivated candidates interested in investigating vaccine-generated immune memory and mechanisms of protective memory B cell recall in the Domeier laboratory at the University of British Columbia (UBC). We are looking for a motivated candidate with good organizational skills who enjoys working collaboratively to advance scientific knowledge. The candidate is expected to lead a defined immunology project using a combination of spectral flow cytometry, fluorescent microscopy and transcriptomic approaches to study immune memory in human organoid cultures and knockout/transgenic mouse models.

The candidate will also contribute to other ongoing projects of the laboratory, assisting other experiments whenever necessary and training other members. The candidate will be expected to present their work both internally and externally and contribute to the development of manuscripts. The preferred candidate will have a Ph.D. in immunology, biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, virology, or a related field. Further experience in flow cytometry, fluorescent microscopy, molecular biology, standard immunological assays, in vivo experiments using mouse models, and CL2 work with virus is also preferred.

The Domeier laboratory is affiliated with several research clusters, including the Preparing for Pandemics through Rapid Research in Evolution (PrePARE) and Autoimmune Biomedical Collaborative (ABC) research, providing access to extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in immunology and infectious disease research. The Domeier lab is also actively involved in several research training programs funded by NSERC, including the Immuno Engineering (ImmunoE) research cluster and the Biodevices for Human-Based Model Systems (BioHuMS).

The individual will report directly to Dr. Domeier (PI) weekly. The candidate will initially work under close supervision but is expected to work with independently and lead a project to manuscript completion.

• Working on a collaborative project on designing antibody-based therapeutics for respiratory pathogens.
• Developing and establishing new protocols, including biosafety and animal protocols for infection studies and standard operating procedures for new assays in the lab.
• Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing the data.
• Writing research and review articles summarizing results of the research.
• Presenting the work at internal and external meetings and conferences.
• Applying for postdoctoral fellowships and co-writing grants with the PI.
• Keeping clear and detailed records of the work and following lab procedures on data management.
• Working closely and collaboratively with other members of the lab.
• Engaging with all aspects of the lab’s research and contributing to ongoing projects in the lab, whenever appropriate.
• Actively participating in lab chores/activities and contributing to the lab culture.
• Maintain clear, open, and consistent communication with the PI and the lab.
• Training other members of the lab on assays and experiments.
• Seeking internal and external support for career development.

A high degree of organization, good judgment, integrity and attention to…