Post Doc - Open Rank

UMass Med School; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teilnahme an nationalen/internationalen Konferenzen

Möglichkeiten zur Manuskriptvorbereitung

Unterstützung bei Stipendien-/Antragsstellung

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated postdoctoral fellow to join a vibrant research team focused on investigating immune evasion mechanisms of HIV and tuberculosis. This NIH-funded position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that explore the interactions between immune cells and pathogens. The ideal candidate will possess a PhD and have hands-on experience in immunology and virology, particularly with flow cytometry and BSL-2+ and BSL-3 cell cultures. Join a collaborative environment that encourages professional development through conferences and manuscript preparation, while contributing to groundbreaking research aimed at tackling chronic infections.

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in Immunologie, Virologie und Biochemie ist erforderlich.
• Starke Kenntnisse in Flow-Zytometrie und Zellkulturtechniken.

Responsibilities

• Untersuchung der Mechanismen der CD4+ T-Zell- und Makrophagenresistenz.
• Durchführung von Experimenten zu HIV- und Mtb-Infektionen.

Skills

Immunologie

Virologie

Biochemie

Flow-Zytometrie

CRISPR-Editing

Education

PhD in einem relevanten Bereich

Tools

RNA/CITE-Seq

FACS-Analyse

Zellkultur (BSL-2+ und BSL-3)

Job description

Post Doc - Open Rank

Minimum Salary

US-MA-Worcester

Job Location

11 hours ago(5/8/2025 8:01 PM)

Requisition Number

2025-48086

# of Openings

1

Posted Date

Day

Shift

Exempt

Exempt/Non-Exempt Status

Non Union Position-W63-Residents/Post Docs

Additional Information

An NIH-funded position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Kiera Clayton at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School for an exceptionally talented, motivated, and hardworking postdoctoral fellow to investigate the mechanisms of CD4+ T cell and macrophage resistance to killing by cytolytic immune cells.

Available research projects include the identification of pathways that enhance macrophage survival following NK and CD8+ T cell attack (a collaboration with the Weill Cornell REACH Martin Delaney Collaboratory), assessing NK cell interactions with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected macrophages, and herpesvirus-infected CD4+ T cells and macrophages. Experimental methods related to these projects include HIV infections, Mtb infections, and herpesvirus infections with primary immune cells, cellular co-culture assays, flow cytometry and FACS analysis, RNA/CITE-Seq, CRISPR editing of immune cells, and molecular cloning of mutant viruses. The ideal candidate for this position would have a PhD and lab experience in immunology, virology, and biochemistry. Strong candidates will have experience in flow cytometry and working with human cells in BSL-2+ and BSL-3 tissue culture. The successful candidate will join a vibrant research team exploring HIV, Mtb, and herpesvirus immunoevasion mechanisms to design strategies to target the pathogens that establish chronic infections (https://www.clayton-lab.org/).

The postdoctoral fellow will have an appointment at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and will be encouraged to attend national/international conferences, contribute towards manuscript preparation, and fellowship/grant writing. Salary will follow NIH and UMass Chan guidelines. Candidates should send a statement of interest and future goals and a CV to Dr. Kiera Clayton at [e-mail]. A minimum of three years commitment to the position is required.