Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow- Systems Immunology

Merck; Pennsylvania; Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Scorpion Therapeutics invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Systems Immunology, focusing on vaccine adjuvant mechanisms and immune profiling. The role blends wet-lab immunology with computational analysis to decipher immune responses and polarization.

Based in Upper Gwynedd, PA, this three-year fellowship offers state-of-the-art facilities, cross-disciplinary collaboration, publication opportunities, and support for career development, with a modest travel requirement.

Qualifikationen

• The candidate holds a PhD in a relevant field and has peer‑reviewed publications or presentations.
• Experience with immune cell culture, functional immunoassays, flow cytometry, and data analysis is required.

Aufgaben

• Designing in vitro studies.
• Developing primary immune cell co-culture models.
• Characterizing immune responses via flow cytometry.
• Cytokine assays.
• Transcriptomics.
• Collaborating on predictive modeling of immune responses.

Kenntnisse

Immune cell culture

Flow cytometry

Data analysis

RNA sequencing

Bioinformatics

Statistical modeling

Data visualization (R/Python)

Ausbildung

PhD in Immunology / Systems Biology / Bioengineering

Tools

Python

R

Jobbeschreibung

Role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Systems Immunology focusing on vaccine adjuvant mechanisms and immune profiling.

The role emphasizes integration of wet-lab cellular immunology with computational approaches, utilizing advanced automation and immune-profiling technologies.

Responsibilities

• designing in vitro studies
• developing primary immune cell co-culture models
• characterizing immune responses via flow cytometry
• cytokine assays
• transcriptomics
• collaborating on predictive modeling of immune responses

Requirements

• PhD in Immunology, Systems Biology, Bioengineering, or related fields.
• experience with immune cell culture, functional immunoassays, flow cytometry, and data analysis.
• peer-reviewed publications or presentations.

Preferred Skills

• RNA sequencing.
• bioinformatics.
• statistical modeling.
• familiarity with vaccine adjuvant biology.
• innate immune signaling.
• data visualization tools like R or Python.

The role involves cross-disciplinary collaboration, working in state-of-the-art facilities, with a focus on high-impact basic and translational research in vaccine bioanalytics, particularly in adjuvant mechanisms and immune polarization.

The fellowship is three years, based in Upper Gwynedd, PA, with a 10% travel requirement, offering a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for publication and scientific dissemination.