Postdoc: Recombinant Poultry Vaccine Development & Virology

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

USDA ARS in Athens, Georgia offers a fully funded ORISE opportunity for doctoral researchers to work on Marek's disease vaccine development and recombinant virus vectors. You will participate in vaccine design, genome modification, and efficacy testing while gaining hands-on experience in molecular virology.

The position emphasizes rigorous laboratory work and data analysis, with a one-year initial appointment that may be renewed subject to funding and performance. Citizenship: U.S. only.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Life Health and Medical Sciences or Agricultural Sciences.
• Virology, vaccinology, microbiology as core areas of study.

Responsibilities

• Learn techniques to recover infectious avian herpesviruses from DNA transfection.
• Quantify virus infectivity and determine viral titers for evaluations.
• Modify cloned virus genomes using recombineering technologies.
• Evaluate vaccinal efficacy of Marek's disease virus vectors in studies.

Skills

Virology

Molecular cloning

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

USDA ARS in Athens, Georgia offers a fully funded ORISE opportunity for doctoral researchers to work on Marek's disease vaccine development and recombinant virus vectors. You will participate in vaccine design, genome modification, and efficacy testing while gaining hands-on experience in molecular virology.

The position emphasizes rigorous laboratory work and data analysis, with a one-year initial appointment that may be renewed subject to funding and performance. Citizenship: U.S. only.