Postdoctoral Fellow - Microbiology And Immunology

Utmb; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Excellent retirement program

Job summary

The Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology and Immunology at UTMB Health will conduct independent, goal-oriented research under a faculty mentor. This training position focuses on developing advanced experimental approaches, rigorous data collection, and reporting results for publication.

You will design protocols, supervise junior staff, maintain lab operations, and contribute to grant-ready manuscripts. A PhD or equivalent is required, and relocation assistance is available as part of UTMB's

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.D. or doctoral equivalent required.
• Experience designing and conducting advanced experiments.
• Ability to supervise lab personnel and manage data.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement research protocols; design safety procedures; adapt new procedures, methods or instrumentation relative to research procedures.
• Oversee media preparation, animal maintenance and equipment maintenance, quality control analysis of reagents.
• Collect, prepare, and analyze research data; keep a detailed notebook summarizing experiments and recording research data; maintain computer database of research data; tabulate and display data for presentation in research conferences and for manuscript preparation; use graphics and statistical software to analyze and present data.
• Supervise other personnel in the laboratory to coordinate research efforts for increased efficiency; participate in training of fellows, residents, students and volunteer workers as needed.
• Search pertinent scientific literature as needed.
• Assist with ordering and procurement of supplies and equipment and with general maintenance of laboratory.

Skills

Design experiments

Statistical analysis

Lab supervision

Literature review

Data management

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

R

Lab equipment

Job description

Postdoctoral Fellow - Microbiology And Immunology

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position.
Functioning independently, the Postdoctoral Researcher will design, organize and conduct highly specialized and advanced experiments using established scientific protocols and procedures and, in some cases, designing new protocols; summarize findings and publish results in research journals; assume general responsibility for scientific operations of the laboratory; provide supervision and guidance to junior technicians, students, and researchers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Design and implement research protocols; design safety procedures; adapt new procedures, methods or instrumentation relative to research procedures.
• Oversee media preparation, animal maintenance and equipment maintenance, quality control analysis of reagents.
• Collect, prepare, and analyze research data; keep a detailed notebook summarizing experiments and recording research data; maintain computer database of research data; tabulate and display data for presentation in research conferences and for manuscript preparation; use graphics and statistical software to analyze and present data.
• Supervise other personnel in the laboratory to coordinate research efforts for increased efficiency; participate in training of fellows, residents, students and volunteer workers as needed.
• Search pertinent scientific literature as needed.
• Assist with ordering and procurement of supplies and equipment and with general maintenance of laboratory.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field.

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

• In addition, UTMB offers a superior benefits package, including an excellent retirement program and a relocation allowance.

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.