Postdoctoral Fellow

Harvard Medical School; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Medical School invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the Immunology Department to lead a project examining aging-related impairment of T cell–mediated tumor immunity. The role requires strong immunology expertise and experience with preclinical animal models.

Ideal candidates will contribute to experimental planning, collaboration, and the development of new technologies, while mentoring staff and authoring manuscripts.

Qualifications

• PhD in immunology, aging or cancer-related field.
• Extensive experience with immunology preclinical models.
• First-author publication in relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and execute research project
• Mentor a technician who will work with them on this project
• Lead manuscript writing on their project

Skills

Immunology expertise

Animal models experience

Education

PhD in immunology, aging or cancer-related field

Job description

Dr. Arlene Sharpe's laboratory in the Department of Immunology at Harvard Medical School has identified that aging impairs T cell-mediated tumor immunity. In ongoing work, we seek to dissect the impacts of aging on T cell priming and the tumor microenvironment through cutting-edge screening approaches, transcriptional analyses, and metabolomics. The overall aim of this project is to identify the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying impaired T cell responses to cancer in aged individuals and use these insights to therapeutically overcome these defects.

We seek a motivated, experienced, and creative immunologist to join our team as a postdoctoral fellow and lead a project that interfaces with this overall aim. Candidates must have a strong background in immunology research, with experience in animal models required. The ideal candidate will also possess superior experimental planning, organizational, and execution skills; an open mind; a strong desire to collaborate and develop new technologies; and a proven ability to efficiently and effectively solve problems.

Harvard Medical School offers an outstanding working environment. The workplace culture is exciting, collaborative, and supports a healthy work-life balance. Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package: https://hr.hms.harvard.edu/working-hms/benefits

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and execute research project
• Mentor a technician who will work with them on this project
• Lead manuscript writing on their project
• Stay up-to-date on literature and think creatively and critically about the project
• Contribute to the lab through teamwork and discussion
• Present research internally at Harvard and externally at scientific meetings

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in relevant field (immunology, cancer, aging or similar)
• Extensive experience with immunology preclinical models
• Demonstrated scientific contributions to the field with at least 1 first-author paper