Postdoctoral fellow

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life and AD&D

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a postdoctoral fellow at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia to advance immunology-focused research. The role emphasizes molecular biology, virology, and immune assays, with strong preference for single cell sequencing and bcr-tcr repertoire analyses.

Responsibilities include hypothesis-driven experimentation, data analysis, and preparing manuscripts and grant proposals for scientific dissemination. On-site work in the Philadelphia area is required.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of postdoctoral experience
• Proficient in molecular biology and virology techniques
• Experience with single cell sequencing and bcr-tcr repertoire analysis preferred

Responsibilities

• Collects and assembles data for presentations
• Designs experiments to test hypotheses
• Performs experiments independently
• analyzes results and communicates findings
• Prepares abstracts, manuscripts, and grant-related materials
• Delivers presentations and contributes to grant proposals

Skills

Molecular biology

PCR

Sequencing

Cloning

Western blotting

Virology techniques

Virus growth

Titration

Immunofluorescence assays

Animal work

Immunization

Challenge experiments

Assay development

Single cell sequencing

bcr-tcr repertoire analysis

Job description

Job Details

Looking for a postdoctoral fellow with 2-4 years' experience. He or she should be well versed in molecular biology(pcr, sequencing , cloning, western blotting etc), virology techniques ( virus growth, titration, immunofluorescence assays) , animal work ( immunization, challenge , etc) and assay development to characterize the immune responses ( flow or cell based, peptide stimulation etc). We are specifically looking for candidates with experience with single cell sequencing/ bcr- tcr repertoire analysis in addition to the above-mentioned requirements.

Looking for a postdoctoral fellow with 2-4 years' experience. He or she should be well versed in molecular biology(pcr, sequencing , cloning, western blotting etc), virology techniques ( virus growth, titration, immunofluorescence assays) , animal work ( immunization, challenge , etc) and assay development to characterize the immune responses ( flow or cell based, peptide stimulation etc). We are specifically looking for candidates with experience with single cell sequencing/ bcr- tcr repertoire analysis in addition to the above-mentioned requirements.

Job Description

• Collects and assembles data for any type of oral or written presentation.
• Independently develops scientific hypotheses related to ongoing work in the laboratory.
• Independently designs experiments to test hypotheses.
• Independently carries out or delegates procedures for experiments.
• Analyzes results of experiments independently.
• Independently prepares oral and written reports for the P.I. on research to include, but not limited to: coherently and effectively communicating our laboratory research by writing abstracts, manuscripts, grant proposals and data reports for grants and oral presentations with corresponding slide presentation for PI, local and national meetings.
• Performs routine and more difficult procedures, analyzes data and coherently presents results in the form of presentations, abstracts, manuscripts and the basis for grant writing, preparation and submission.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

951 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.